Why is it that, at occasions such as birthdays, weddings, holidays, etc., we think we must feel only one thing, and that’s “happy?” (Or am I the only one that experiences this?) Here it is, only a little after noon on my 49th birthday, and I’ve already had a nearly unquantifiable number of feelings, many [...]
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What Do I Know?
A few days ago, I wrote about how Willa Cather had a friend who encouraged her to “write what she knew.” It proved to be good advice, and led to a successful career for Willa, during which she wrote beautifully about the prairie life and its people. Pearl S. Buck did the same thing. She [...]
Wisdom from Wayne: “100% Of The Shots You DON’T Take DON’T Go In.”
So many of the risks we take, we often don’t even think of as risks: driving, going down the stairs without holding onto the railing (w/two rambunctious dogs a foot), and even getting out of bed, as one of my Beautiful Blogging Babes pointed out earlier, can be a risk. But those don’t make for [...]
RISK – What is it, and why take one?
The Definition Over at www.dictionary.com here what they say: noun – exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: “It’s not worth the risk.” verb – to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: “… to risk one’s life.” I’d say that sums it up, generally. And yet, [...]
At the Risk of Being Proud
First let me say that I already feel that, no matter what I say about this topic, it will be inadequate. (And now I hear a little voice saying, “You certainly will, with that attitude, Little Missy!” And she’s probably right, too, whoever she is.) But it’s really important to me, so I am writing [...]
It really does take a village
Hello! As you may know, I’ve been having a hell of a time posting to this blog on a daily basis. And it’s not that I’m not taking risks daily. There’s just something about the “regularness of daily” posting that some part of me just refuses to do! A week or so ago, though, I [...]
Only how many days left in the year???
Hey, y’all – Several days ago, on Sept. 23rd, to be exact, I posted on Facebook that there were only 100 days left in 2009. Then, I posed the question, “What do you want to make sure happens this year before time runs out?” I also said that I was pondering the question, too, and [...]
