What has caused you to pause lately?
Has anything stopped you in your tracks and caused you to reevaluate or regroup as you attempt to recover from a potential ‘hit’?
Let me give a personal example – my own health crisis.
For me, this was a life stopper. I had to quit my job – I had to move – I lost much of my normal function and ability to carry out the normal activities of daily living. [Read more…]
I am a tall woman, a full 5’10” to be exact. Life looks kind of different from up here.
Truly, your perspective on life is altered based on whether you look people eye to eye, or peer down at them from tall and lofty heights, or look at people from down below.
Height was not a physical attribute I delighted in growing up. When you’re the tallest person in your class in jr. high and high school, boy or girl, my height made me feel uncomfortable. Gawky. Which wasn’t helped by my excessively thin arms and legs. I might be the only person who lied and added weight for a high school sports team roster. [Read more…]
Recently, I was scrolling down the long list of forty plus comments on a fellow blogger’s post, the list went on-and-on, everybody wanted to add their mark of approval, their accolade, to the beautifully written post.
I had to stop myself – take my finger off the down arrow – and think.
Perhaps, a comment might be more needed on a less popular blog. I went with my gut instinct and found a strong, but otherwise, unnoticed blog post to comment on.
How easy it is for me to follow ‘the greats’ – the obvious winners, the stand-outs, in their field – whether it be sports, speaking, or writing. I get in line with a large number of followers to join, to sign up, and to follow a ‘great’. It’s easy. It feels right. [Read more…]
I’ve been noticing lately the marks people leave behind. I’m speaking about the small, every day ones. Little marks that proclaim “I was here’. [Read more…]
Fall has begun and as you and I fall into our routines, our new schedules, our pace quickens and sometimes our hearts and minds accelerate, too. If you’re anything like me, my mind gets a little fuzzy, my perspective alters, and I forget the stuff that matters to me in the flood of must-do’s. So, today I’m sharing a poem that grounds me and reminds me where true blessings lie, a reminder I need daily. I hope it blesses you, too!
“I asked God for strength, that I might achieve;
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. [Read more…]
