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Watering Camels and Surviving the Middle of Anything
Are you in the middle of something? A major project? A pregnancy? Writing a book? Building a house? A marriage? A life? The middle is the test. Anyone can begin. Anyone can start something with optimism, enthusiasm, and great vision. Whatever we start, most of us begin with hope, confidence, faith, maybe some trepidation, but …[ read more ]
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Mojo for the Middle
Beginnings are beautiful aren’t they? Births, babies, baptisms, romances, engagements, weddings, first days, first sentences, first words, first steps, first prayers. The start of something new is like a spring day on steroids – refreshing and intense, an interlude of optimism and joy in a darker fugue. Endings are cause for celebration as well. Graduations, …[ read more ]
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Just a Little Nap in the Poppy Field
Did you ever want to stop and stay where you were for awhile but your traveling companion had the energy and drive to keep moving forward? I hate that. Sometimes a journey gets long and I get tired and the poppies are so pretty and smell so sweet that I just want to lie down …[ read more ]