“If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.” ~ Carl Jung They saw a couple of guys from school as they pulled into the Pizza Hut and parked. Molly checked herself in the rearview mirror to make sure she had enough lip gloss on. She secretly had a …
“Find your tribe. Love them hard.” ~ Unknown Over the weekend a childhood friend contacted me to share some news. We had not spoken in several years, but within thirty seconds, it was like no time had passed. Suddenly, we were back in my childhood bedroom listening to Donna Summer or Olivia Newton John (for …
“Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you.” ~ Christina Galbato For love or money? Which do you choose? Saturday, I attended a free workshop sponsored by the Mississippi Writer’s Guild. I joined the Guild in 2020 right before Covid hit. My local chapter meets monthly in Hattiesburg, but …
“Life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” ~ Khahil Gibran What of death? Do you think about it? Have you experienced the death of someone you loved? Are you afraid of it? Heavy questions for a Tuesday morning. Last week I did not have proper time to sit …
Laissez le bon temps rouler! Happy Fat Tuesday! There is some crazy going down in New Orleans today. One last big hooray before the solemnness of Lent begins in the morning. On Valentine’s Day of all days. If you think about it, that is pretty ironic. What begins forty days of repentance and contemplation kicks …
“There are certain life lessons that you can only learn in the struggle. ~ Idowu Koyenikan The feel of fall had finally reached southern Mississippi by mid-October. The oppressive heat and humidity slide back into its den to hibernate. You could almost hear an audible sigh of relief when someone stepped outside. The low humidity …
~ When you can’t control what’s happening to you, challenge yourself to control your response to what’s happening. That is where your power is. ~ Happy New Year! We made it through the holidays and into a brand-new year. Another chance to forge ahead into finding our passions, creativity, and peace. Our holiday took a …
“All the world is happy when Santa Claus comes.” ~ Maud McKnight Lindsay Here we are at Christmas weekend – Merry Christmas! Looking back over 2023 it seems that the year went by in the blink of an eye. Time doesn’t move any faster; we are more aware of how quickly life goes by. I …
“I want to wash my hands, my face, my hair with snow.” ~ White Christmas, 1954 We are well into the holiday season, and our schedules are full. Each day I make a list of things that need to get done. Do you? I am privileged to be able to fill my days doing things …
Abundance is the acknowledgement of enoughness. Happy Thanksgiving! The year is winding down as we head into the holiday season. This will be the four hundred and second Thanksgiving our country has celebrated. That is a lot of turkey and dressing! As you should have learned in school, the first Thanksgiving was in November 1621. …
