We all have a tendency to hold on to the idea that others should be doing our thing—that they should see things as we see them, do things as we do them. Why? Of course, if someone should question us about it, obviously we’d deny it—say that this wasn’t the case…
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I absolutely advocate doing what makes you happy. And I try to practice what I preach as much as I can. To that end, I’ve been immersing myself in work after a bout of the ‘flu. I just finished editing a manuscript that I wished would never end! Some books are…
I read this beautiful poem called My soul has a hat and I wanted to share it with you! My soul has a hat I counted my years and realized that I have Less time to live by, Than I have lived so far. I feel like a child who won…
There was once a little girl named Rosalie. She was seven years old. She was a really nice girl—kind, polite and sweet. When she was around seven years old, she started learning to play the violin. The first time she played her violin, she sounded . . . umm . .…
In these days of information overload, don’t you often wish you had a reset button? With all the noise we hear online, don’t you wish there was a delete button you could use to get rid of the negative stuff, the FOMO, the fear . . . off your mind? Lately,…
So, there was this teacher who asked her students to get ready for a surprise test. Of course, the students groaned good-naturedly because who likes surprise tests? Assuring them it would be quite simple as they waited at their desks anxiously, she handed out the question papers face-down, as usual. After…
You’ve probably lost count of the number of times you’ve read the story of the chained elephant, right? Okay one more time. Humor me. The elephant. Wild, free to explore, to discover and enjoy the beauty of its natural habitat. Yet, this massive powerful creature succumbs to a life tethered to…