This is certainly very true: Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away. — Philip K. Dick, novelist I'm always amazed at the people who live their lives in the world of denial. Denying things doesn't make them disappear. It doesn't make them easier, either. Growing [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: Ben Williams
Boy, I sure know this one is true: “There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” ―Ben Williams [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: Maya Angelou
Came across this quote from my very favorite poet, Maya Angelou. “I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” ―Maya Angelou [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: Ever Garrison
“A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.” ―Ever Garrison [Read More]
Count Your Blessings Today
A couple weeks ago I found out someone I used to know had a terrible accident. We went out a few times, and our dates together were always joyful and pleasant. He lived in one city, I lived in another... and needless to say the timing was just never right for anything serious. [Read More]
Terrific Review for 21 Simple Things You Can Do to Help Someone With Diabetes
As a writer, the best thing in the world is when someone reads your work and connects with it. This could include book reviews, letters to you, or mentions on a blog. Connecting with a reader means more than a heavy paycheck and fame. (Not that those things aren't nice too.) Still, when you get [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: Mother Teresa
I love this quote:"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one."—Mother TeresaSo often when I think about the good things I want to accomplish in the world, I get hung up on the fact that I can't do more. And that's just silly. Touching one life is so much better than not reaching out [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
My grandma used to say that when she went to a party, she could never sleep when she got home. There was just too much to think about! I think this quote helps sum up her feeling:"Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee,and just as hard to sleep after."~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: Charles Scribner, Jr.
Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.~Charles Scribner, Jr. [Read More]
Beautiful Words Quote: John 11:25-26
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25–26). [Read More]