“I don’t know if I can do this,” you say, but the fact that you voice that thought means you’re willing to try, and that’s the difference. You didn’t say “I can’t,” and you’re willing to see if you can. That’s how everything moves forward: by testing your personal limits to find what you canContinue reading “The gift of a try”
Category Archives: Encourage
People want peace
There it was, in the middle of a writing exercise where the mentor said “number a page from 1 to 25 and write 25 sentences as fast as you can, beginning with the words “I wish …” In the middle of things like “I wish I exercised more” and “I wish I would finish myContinue reading “People want peace”
Go For It Day
What could be different about today if you could make it so? Because, of course, you can make it so! Do you jump out of the rut today? Is it time to commit to the future? Want to dream your biggest dream? Look up and out at the sky — find a view where youContinue reading “Go For It Day”
The sun always sets
On the darkest day of my professional career, the universe conspired to make me laugh. As the boss droned on about why he had sold the business to our most hated competitor, I looked down and saw the woman next to me was taking notes on a pad. The pad had an illustration across theContinue reading “The sun always sets”
These difficult times ain’t
We laughed at the sixth or seventh TV ad, all of them for different products or services, all of them nearly identical, and we haven’t stopped laughing. They start with a somber solo piano … and then the announcer says … “In these difficult times …” “We’ll get through this …” “… because we’re allContinue reading “These difficult times ain’t”
A Little Volume of Secrets
A decade ago The Secret was all the rage, with its Law of Attraction that if you decide you want something hard enough, the universe will shift in ways to make it so. As I poked around I learned that this idea was not exactly new; in fact variations on the theme were being advancedContinue reading “A Little Volume of Secrets”
Free people seek the light, always
I wish I could remember where I saw it, and I wish I had written it down, or saved it, or printed it out, but I don’t and I didn’t so … You’ll just have to take my word for it. (You do remember when a person’s word was his/her bond, right?) Some time backContinue reading “Free people seek the light, always”
Beside herself with gladness
The first print-on-demand copy of the new book arrived yesterday, and it turned out nicely if I say so myself. I put this photo of Willow on social media with the caption, “Yeah, yeah, I’m on the cover. I’m sleeping here.” The book is 60 quick hits of encouragement, most of them first seen rightContinue reading “Beside herself with gladness”
Stay the course
Monday morning arrives full of energy, resolve, piss and vinegar. Then, at the edge of consciousness, reality chips off a small piece of confidence — you start to think maybe it’s not so important to get such-and-such done by 9, as long as the main job is underway by 12, and it all can’t beContinue reading “Stay the course”
14 points of wisdom and light
A guy from Louisiana named Stan Fletcher posted the following to a Facebook group called Country Folks the other day, and a lot of people are sharing it all over the place. I think you’ll see why. I happened to bump into these thoughts right after reading a particularly foolish political post that got myContinue reading “14 points of wisdom and light”
