Opinion

Do you have an opinion? Do you want one? There are some things that I really don’t care about. I’m sure you have some too. There’s nothing wrong with that. There will be some things that are very important to you that others won’t care about....

No

It’s okay to say “no”. Sometimes it is the nicest thing you can say to someone. It’s even okay to say “no” to your church, PTA, Club, or charity organization. In fact, if you’re not willing to do your best, then you probably...

Change of Season

Here in the midwest we are currently seeing the change of season from fall toward winter. The trees are changing from their verdant green to vibrant reds and oranges and yellows….it’s beautiful to see. The land around us is making a change…some parts...

Reading

If you are reading this, then you are in a select group in this world. Those who can read. That’s how I was going to begin this post. I was then going to tell you that it is rare in this world for people to be able to read and that you should be thankful that...

Breathing

Taking a breath is good! Not just because you are less likely to die if you do, but also because you are less likely to kill a relationship. Have you ever had a time when you hit “send” on an email, or made a snarky comment-and then wished you had a rewind...

Blame

As a society, we’re really good at blaming others. We do it really quickly, too. I’ll let you in on a secret; no matter what your source is, you will NEVER have the whole story. Even if you somehow did have all of the information, you would not have the...

Communicate

“For no one can fill, those of your needs that you won’t let show.” Lean on Me. Bill Withers People love to help. You love to help. No one wants to be taken advantage of, but everyone likes to help. The problem is, we don’t always know how to...

Hard day’s work!

There’s something about the feeling you get after a hard day’s work. A day when you know you put in the effort and something positive was accomplished. It’s a great feeling. A feeling of success. It also makes a day off feel better. You can really...

Are you a planner?

Some people plan before doing. Some people just do without planning. Some people plan without doing. I love planning. I’ve got pages and pages of great ideas all laid out. I’ve got some not-so-great ideas planned out too. But I have to be honest with...

Clouds

I love clouds. Clouds can tell us about what weather we can expect. Clouds give us contrast in a big blue sky. Clouds help us appreciate blue skies! Clouds can bring us rain when we need it. Clouds can be dinosaurs, and ice cream cones and dragons and trees and robots...