Archive for Risks

Poignancy of a Friday sunset

| January 14, 2012 | 3 Comments

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. [...]

Toot my Horn ( another revisit)

| January 11, 2012 | 4 Comments

It took all the gumption I have, plus encouragement from both my sisters and my partner, but I did it by golly!  I tooted my horn all over the place today.  I have been tinkering with an idea for awhile. Rolling around in my mind.  Playing with it.  But I never let the idea out [...]

Watching for the (honest) gifts of this new year

| January 9, 2012 | 4 Comments

 (written a couple days earlier than it’s due: that’s a victory!) On this Epiphany Sunday, it feels like everywhere I turn there are gifts, messages, wisdom-bearers. While driving to church this morning, I was again reminded of how much I love the trees in the wintertime.  They are no longer clumps of trees or groups or [...]

Paying Attention

| January 8, 2012 | 3 Comments

In how many ways do I miss the obvious? This humorous ad for vision testing made me wonder how much attention I actually pay to what I’m doing in the rat race. This is my short list of (for lack of a better phrase) my new year’s resolutions: Spend more time with my mother. She [...]

Continuing to take risks, one day at a time

| December 31, 2011 | 2 Comments

I used to be a regular contributor to this blog, always on the 31st of the month.  I “resigned” from regularly posting earlier this year, but feel prompted, prodded and guided to add a post this month. I no longer make a list of resolutions at the end of/beginning of a year, feeling that the list [...]

Choices, Chances, Changes

| December 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

This morning I made a new cover photo for my Facebook page, based on an infographic I saw someone else had posted.  The infographic in question was this: It hit me smack in the face with its truth. And when things hit me like that, I tend to try and repeat the experience. Not because [...]

It’s my birthday and I’ll do nothing if I want to!

| December 20, 2011 | 3 Comments

Just a quick note to with you my risk for the day. Today, I’ll be doing nothing that I don’t want to do.  It’s my birthday, and that’s just how it’s going to be. Sure, there is plenty to do.  Sure, I’ve already taken days off this month to be with family, and will be [...]

This Will Be The Year

| December 18, 2011 | 1 Comments

First let me say Happy Holidays to all! About a month ago I purchased Susan Boyle’s newest CD. I love it! There are lots of old (but good) songs and there are a few I’ve never heard before. Since between this post to the blog and the next, we’ll experience the celebration of a new [...]

I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.

| December 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

Rihanna sings “I may be bad but I’m perfectly good at it.” The meaning of these words are quite obvious, but I’m not going there now! Taken out of context, these words hit me right between the eyes. She is bad at something, but proud of it – because that is who she is. Throughout  [...]

The Risk and Relief of Declaring Bankruptcy

| November 20, 2011 | 2 Comments

What will people say?  What will they think of me?  What if there is a really important email that I will lose?  What?  What in the world am I talking about? I’m talking about the fact that I took a risk this week, and declared bankruptcy. Email bankruptcy. What precipitated this huge life event?  My [...]