Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2017
“Without challenges, we would never grow or learn. Without suffering, we would never recognize joy.” Dear Universe, Life is hard. That’s all I heard the other day when I was talking to a group of my writing students. There they were, slouched in their seats, looking worn and weary, venting about the hard things they are dealing with right now. …
“When nothing is sure, everything is possible” ~Margaret Dabble Dear Universe, Wherever I am, I like to surround myself with things that inspire me. In my office at work, there are a variety of things I can turn to in a moment’s notice from my insightful word magnets, to my infuser air freshener in a bottle marked “love,” to my …
“It’s not just about dreaming. It’s about the doing. Don’t stop the doing.” Dear Universe, Most of us have dreams we are hoping for and working towards. Sometimes we can be lit up like a firecracker, blasting off in all directions ready to illuminate the world with what we are envisioning. And then suddenly, that inner blaze can just dissipate …
“You want to know how the strings are pulled, but why do you insist on looking for the strings? Feast instead at the magic before you.” Dear Universe, When I was a little girl, I loved watching magic tricks. It didn’t matter if it was one of my older brothers doing a card trick or a T.V. special complete with …