My job over the past year has been full of growth and learning brand new skills – I am building computer based learning classes and am learning how to use video and other media to be creative and interactive. Last week, I was given an award of ‘excellence’ at work for the online classes I [...]
Time
It’s a tiny, tiny risk. I’ve decided to be on time. I have been a few minutes late most of my life. It’s not much, and it doesn’t seem to have any negative consequences. Most of my friends are laid-back people; my church doesn’t frown on latecomers; my family puts up with me. I always [...]
Sink or swim
I am overwhelmed. I have never felt this vulnerable and “stuck” in my whole life, and I’m at the far end of my 50′s. I have wanted desperately to change my personal situation for quite a while now, but only recently have I truly understood the cold reality of what this will mean financially. It [...]
Failing or Succeeding
The end of a regular paycheck is nearing. At the end of this month I will no longer have an employer but will be working for myself making pottery and building websites.
Risk Sucks
Yes, I said it. Today is just one of those days. I risked a lot leaving my well-paying job that made me miserable and becoming a well-paid consultant making the same money and working half the time. It was fun while it lasted. About 18 months to be exact. Years ago, I took a risk [...]
Making A Life Over, One Week at a Time
I joined a Life Makeover Group this week. It’s actually a group of women who have been meeting this way for years but things kind of fell apart, so they are reinvigorating the group and taking in new members. So far, I’m one of two newcomers. There is so very much about me that needs [...]
One Thing
People ask me all the time what it takes to be a working musician. Most of the time what they really mean is what does it take to be a “star.” I generally have to explain the difference to them and hope they understand that, while, yes, I still have stars I am chasing, the [...]
It’s My Birthday And I’ll Feel If I Want To…
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 [...]
Hugs
So, what do I risk by hugging people?
Say It Loud
Yesterday I was having a texting conversation with a friend of mine regarding my current level of employment. I just walked away from a long term consulting contract with an organization that I was never truly happy with. I loved their mission and what they were trying to accomplish, but their internal structures and the [...]
