It’s been a wild and wonderful week with activities related to the official launch of my book, “Surviving Sue”. I thought I was humbled before – grateful for the interest and support from friends and family – but the intensity grew as the week unfolded. I share a “Peek Inside” the launch party on Victoria … More When We Get Swept Up in Self
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Love Me … More Well Said Saturdays – July 15
Last week Mark Petruska wrote a post Eye of the tiger, thrill of the fight that spoke to me deeply. First of all, who doesn’t love a good anthem to get them going when life is going very well? [Vicki has a great resource for finding personal anthems, see link at the bottom of the … More Episode 26: Eye of the Tiger with Mark Petruska
A friend told me that he feels he needs to move to a new job every couple of years or so. Of course I asked him why. He said that he “can’t see things” after two years. He said he that after a couple of years he starts to live in fear that he’s missing … More Are You Ignoring a Dragon in Your Midst?
I caught a glimpse of one of the gremlins out of the corner of my right eye and tried to give him a good whack with the back of my hand. Of course, he was too quick for me. He disappeared in a flash. When I looked back up five minutes later, I saw two … More Rounding up the gremlins
This past weekend my kids and I were invited to the lake place in Northern Idaho of my best friend, Katie, and her family. They were celebrating 50 years since Katie’s parents bought it and to my best guess, I’ve been coming to the lake with them for 45 of those 50 years. They’d made … More The Long View
Yes…I Talk to Myself. Often. We’re focusing on ‘self-care’ this month and as I thought about this week’s post, I realized most of what I needed to learn on the topic has already been drilled into me, one way or another. The troublesome part? Stickiness. Self-care efforts need to become habit-forming in order to pay … More Love Me List
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From We Are … More Well Said Saturdays – July 8
The other night I was sitting at dinner with my dear blogging friend, Betsy Kerekes, and mentioned that she has written three books. After dinner she jokingly said to me something like, “it was a great dinner except for having to get out of talking about my books.” I thought to myself, “oh good, I’m … More Episode 25: The Book Publishing Journey with Vicki Atkinson
Last month’s posts about resiliency inspired me. It’s amazing how we find the courage to bounce back from difficult situations, drawing upon deep wells of inner strength we never knew we possessed. Or, in my case, listening to an ‘80s pop song. In 2006, my life got flipped, turned upside down when my marriage went … More Eye of the tiger, thrill of the fight.
The Heart of the Matter 