Han Solo Was Right

by | May 12, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance, Writing

I wouldn’t normally glean advice from a fictional intergalactic pilot with a gargantuan hairball as a sidekick. But I’ll take wisdom wherever I find it. In The Empire Strikes Back, Han – much to the horror of his shipmates – decides to shake off the Imperial fighters...

Do You Really Have To?

by | May 4, 2016 | Encouragement, Gratitude

The word “should” is often vilified, and probably with good reason. Most of the time, it conjures up more guilt than it does motivation.  Like, you should be exercising…but instead, you’re doing bicep curls with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. (Hey, that’s called...

Perfection Paralysis

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Creativity, Encouragement, Resistance, Writing

One of my favorite things to do is encourage people. Especially those with long harbored creative dreams. Probably because they are usually the first ones to sell themselves short. My mother was a beautiful poet. I still have one of her journals filled with some of...

Advice Is Nice, But…

by | Apr 5, 2016 | Encouragement, Writing

The poem below was written back in the day, for my husband (then boyfriend), Paul. Not long out of the military, he was struggling with wanting to make something of himself.  To be his own man, on his own terms…whatever that meant. Unfortunately, quite a few people in...