“But people themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.” -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice So what does an author write about when she has a writing competition for word count and massive writers block? Well I could refer to my blog about Busting Through Writer’s Block OR … Continue reading My Current Project: #Authorslife
Good leaders know that their people will only truly thrive not when they are pushed to be perfect but when they are encouraged to be their natural best.This is my new obsession for leadership. A complete must read. In my newest journey of learning a new position and world I am reading anything I can … Continue reading A Must Read!
1. Is there a real speed limit? About 15 minutes after we crossed the bridge from Saulte St. Marie we had a serious confusion on our hands. It wasn't how to change the newer cars from the US to metric system. That was fixed quickly for the speed limits. The confusion was we were … Continue reading 5 Silly American Questions for Canada
All Mantras come from Anxiety-gone.com This week I am barely sleeping and barely eating. This is normal right? So naturally, unlike when I was too young to know better, I sought out mantras to help me pass through this week of being brave. “Release all worry and celebrate what could go right.” When September started, I … Continue reading The Growing Monster of ‘What If’
I sit here in the peaceful darkness of early morning. My sleep is all rearranged from working strange new hours and a mind that is often too busy of woulda, coulda, shoulda. And yet, I am still contentedly at peace. I long to hear the crickets but they are passed their time now as fall … Continue reading Early Morning Musing
Word Of The Day Challenge: Mentor The time has come for me to choose a mentor. It weighs heavily on my mind as I step into a new world so different from the one I lived even three months ago. The essence of humanity that is quickly becoming lost is learning from our elders. Wisdom … Continue reading Word of the Day Challenge: Mentor
“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ~ Lao Tzu When I'm up all night full of doubt, I have a choice. I can get up and try again. … Continue reading Up All Night
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin 'How many times have I heard this?' I think to myself as I am walking around a brand new unit with a brand new nurse. He was soft-spoken and gentle natured. He was walking me around the back of the unit to a … Continue reading Eating Our Young
Starting a new job is like the next great adventure. The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities. - Shunryu Suzuki (Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind)
"My idea of a perfect world really can't be designed by one person or even by a million experts. It's going to be 7 billion pairs of hands, each following their own passions." --Jay Silver
A Girl Named Bee 