I suspect we all realize that when we consider growth, no matter what aspect of our life we happen to be focused on, there is a realization that growth means action. Doing the same thing over and over, sitting and wanting things to happen but ignoring the effort needed to make things happen, or even … More The Friendship Village
I was tiring. I had run a strong two and a half miles, but I was struggling. I was on my high school cross country team, and I had just over a half mile to go to reach the finish line. The pack of runners that had started the race were strung out in a … More Making a run for it
Let me just say up front there is absolutely no point to this story. Writing the Chili Dog Guy story last week reminded me of one of my favorite side jaunts. On my five-day guided expedition climb on Mt. Rainier in 1999, the first day out we climbed from Paradise Inn at 5,400 feet up … More On the Way to the Top
Life serves up invitations for growth in unexpected ways. When we’re able and focused, we utilize our motivation, goal setting and agency as we identify goals and move toward completion. What goals? Any. All. When we’re in the driver’s seat, we try to scoot past diversions and focus on the goal line. I’ve learned, as … More Mother’s Day Love 💖
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 Growing Into … More Well Said Saturdays – May 13
I find it ironic that this podcast where we talk about blogging and whether the numbers matter, comes on the heels of topping 500 listens on our podcast. Thank you to all of you – we really appreciate your support on this venture. Which is a great segue to the topic of the podcast today. … More Episode 17: Building a Base with Brian Hannon
Most of us have had the opportunity to see street performers. A musician, maybe a magician, maybe a pantomime. Here’s a 2ish minute video of a violinist playing classical music in a subway station in DC in the middle of rush hour: During the 45 minutes the violinist played, more than a 1,000 people passed … More Do You Stop and Smell the Roses?
I was prepared for the interview. I had done my homework and was ready for anything. I had my resume laid out in front of me, so that I could speak to specific skills and experiences that I wanted to highlight. I had a separate list of questions that I wanted to raise. I even … More You decide: Team Eeyore or Team Tigger?
Of all the people I met doing guided mountain climbs, there is one particular fellow that stands out when I think of doing things the easy way or the hard way. I’m not sure I ever caught his name so I’ll just call him Chili Dog Guy, CDG for the sake of brevity. The particular … More Doing it the Hard Way or the Easy Way
My book, “Surviving Sue” (coming soon) is about my mother who suffered from alcoholism, depression, anxiety, Munchausen’s by Proxy and more. It’s a lot…I know…and I promise every upcoming post from me won’t be about it. 😉 However, Wynne and I know that many of our blogging friends have powerful, inspirational stories to tell about families. This topic … More Growing Into Writing
The Heart of the Matter 