ALL THE FEELS….. When you achieve a long, desired goal, you may be flooded with all kinds of conflicting emotions…. Getting into your long shot college; getting your first job; getting the big promotion you wanted; getting married to the person of your dreams; finding out you’re pregnant for the first time; or having aContinue reading “All the Feels…”
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Make a Wish!
A party without cake is just a meeting. -Julia Child Someone brought me a cupcake in anticipation of my 60th birthday, lit a candle and uttered the phrase “Make-A-Wish!!” It left me completely stumped. For 25 years, yes 25 years, anytime I came anywhere near a candle and heard the phrase “Make-A-Wish”, my wish hadContinue reading “Make a Wish!”
We are Only Human
WE ARE ONLY HUMAN I have just returned from a few days at the Sewanee Writers Conference. What makes any of us write? To have permission to talk to people in our head? Or because we don’t have another talent? For me, both are true. I love my characters and I love hanging out withContinue reading “We are Only Human”
And the journey begins…..
AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS……… Did you ever stop and think: what happens when dreams come true?? In the movies, a frequent ending is… And they lived happily ever after. We actually don’t know what comes next. WOWZA! I thought finding out my novel, Before Anyone Else, (BAE) is going to be publishedContinue reading “And the journey begins…..”
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come What were your dreams when you were little? When I was born, my dreams got deferred. It didn’t stop my mother, Elizabeth from helping me with my dreams. The best thing she did?? She took me to the Public Library, my Aunt Mary’s library and later on her library. IContinue reading “What Dreams May Come”
Those pesky (**%&) New Year’s resolutions
Those pesky (**%&) New Year’s resolutions Are you still keeping the New Year’s resolutions you made?? Notice that I use the word STILL. Last Thursday marked the day when most people abandon those resolutions. I tried something different this year. Instead of using the words WANT TO or HOPE or WISH. IContinue reading “Those pesky (**%&) New Year’s resolutions”
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Roadblocks or Detours?
ROADBLOCKS OR DETOURS? Some of you have remarked “Leslie, have I missed one of your blogs?” My old computer died. And with it all my important pontifications! It has taken me this long NOT to get a new computer and have it installed BUT to learn my new computer’s ways. I lost some of myContinue reading “Roadblocks or Detours?”
The Fine Art of Piddling
Some of you may wonder what “piddling” means. According to the dictionary, one definition is “the wasting of time”. I am not one to argue with Mr. Webster but on this particular matter I must respectfully disagree. It’s Summer. I think it is a perfect time to discover your inner “piddler”. Because if you can’tContinue reading “The Fine Art of Piddling”
How Elisabeth Kubler Ross gypped us
How Elisabeth Kubler-Ross gypped us. Most of us are familiar with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and her five stages of grief. As a refresher they are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance. I pretty much came into the world with the five stages tacked to my heart . A second copy was always handy in myContinue reading “How Elisabeth Kubler Ross gypped us”
