Atlanta has been having some awfully lovely sunsets, of late. The kind that stop you in your tracks, that stretch as far as you can see from edge to edge: salmons and blues, corals and pinks, bright gold and turquoise. Each a marvel this week. But I’ll tell you: one stopped me in my tracks. [...]
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Risky Fingers~~
An innocent & very fun family game of backyard Touch Football, not too long ago, ended up being a) very laugh-filled and b) yielding for me a Hand Injury that surprised us all. Turns out, with every one of us taking turns going out for passes and running across the grass, the tendon in my left-hand [...]
Lessons from a bow-legged Terrier Mix
My cute little adopted dog Morgan Brogan has a pretty vivid personality. Short legs, big wide brown eyes, flop down ears, and a permanently curled tail, she’s a mixture of several different kinds of dog-ancestors. Her grandparents might have included a dachshund, a Jack Russell, a beagle and a Corgie, I think. (who knows?). She [...]
Part two of a Post: Still gulping
Applying for certification As confessed in an earlier post, I’m a newcomer to the world of applying for professional certification. Though curious, I’ve never put myself through those hoops since grad school and teacher certification (lo those many years ago). Recently, though, thanks to the nudges of this good Risk-Lovin community, I felt the gumption bubbling [...]
Applying for certification (gulping all the way)
I have always been curious about the various professional certification programs that folks go through, in their areas of expertise. Interested in hearing about those, but sort of mopping my brow in relief that I didn’t have to go through all that. For all of my professional life as a trainer & facilitator, the standard [...]
One good joke that says it all
Among the many surprises and gifts that I find, in being an aunt of two (pre-teen) boys, is that I get to be an audience member for endless strings of Joke-Telling practices. I’ve mastered the truthiness of being “in the moment” to laugh along & encourage them….even when I’ve heard that joke a couple dozen times [...]
Use your words, find your voice~~
I had a funny little experience this week that made me think anew about language—our chosen words, the amazing miracle of how we learn vocabulary starting in our toddler years, and the ways that words can shape our experiences. This week at work, we had a guest named Jan…(pronounced “yawn”). A lively, amiable man, he’s [...]
Diverging A Bit
As many other folks are mentioning here lately, being a part of this community of Risk-Alert and gutsy folks is good for my spirit. And I’m aware today of that risking-thing related to the latest way I’ve been employed (you know.. earning the bread and butter, or as I always say: Heading to the office now [...]
