Welcome, everyone to another Installment of Five Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Do your best. Keep in mind that your “Best” is a moving target because you’re human. You’re also wonderful, so cut yourself some slack. Thing #2: Let me say that again: You’re Wonderful. Thing …
I confess to feeling a little bit burned out lately and when this reminder came out of the blue, it really struck home, so I decided to share it here. Each day is an empty page. Just for you. How does that with burnout, you might ask? The realization that you don’t have to keep …
Welcome, everyone to another Installment of Five Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: While I enjoy Holidays that give me the day off work, I often find myself “Missing” a day. Particularly when that holiday falls on a Monday. Typically, this means that I’m pleasantly surprised to …
Happy Sunday (or whenever you’re reading this) Friends. This week’s post needs to be a short one. Not because I’m under any kind of Time constraint, though. It’s just that there’s a beautiful day outside my window and I need to step away from the world for a while and, go out into it. So …
Welcome, everyone to another Installment of Five Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Happiness comes from within. Thing #2: If something no longer brings you enjoyment, you can stop. Or make a change. Thing #3: If something does bring you joy, share it. The world needs more …
Pruning: The practice entails the targeted removal of diseased, damaged, dead, non-productive, structurally unsound, or otherwise unwanted plant material from crop and landscape plants. There are two primary times of the year where I turn an introspective eye on my life. I acknowledge that I should probably do this more often than twice a year, but those two times are the turn of …
Welcome, everyone to another Installment of Five Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Mindset is important. Thing #2: Be open to the possibilities. Thing #3: You find what you’re looking for, so look for the Awesome Thing #4: Playing on the mental Jukebox right now: Sever by …
“Today is going to be a good day.” I said this out loud the other day. I was in my car, so I was still alone, but I felt a little silly saying it out loud just the same. Why silly, you may ask? I’m still trying to unpack that, but I think that it’s …
Welcome, everyone to another Installment of Five Thing Thursday! Here are Five Things that I want you to know: Thing #1: Sometimes, the best thing you can do for yourself is to stuff yourself on your favorite food, then go read for a couple of hours until you fall asleep in your chair. Thing #2: …
Happy Sunday (or whenever you’re reading this), Everyone. Today I’d like to look a little bit deeper into a question that I’d encountered during the week. Do you make words up? Now I know some of you out there are thinking, “But Ken. You’re a writer. You make things up all the time.” This is …