After I finished teaching for summer session 1, I wanted a project to keep me busy for the rest of the summer. I decided that project should be putting together my office. When I moved here 16 months ago, the room that was supposed to be my office ended up becoming a storage room for all […]
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Anchored
Sometimes, an anchor can be a really good thing. It can hold us fast and keep us from floating away. And sometimes, it is just heavy metal and chains holding us down from striking out into lesser known, and sometimes scarier, destinations. The even scarier thing is when we are our own anchor. That’s what […]
Disconnected
My cell phone died a couple of nights ago, and since then, I’ve felt so disconnected with people and the world. Weird, isn’t it? That we need technology to keep connected? I think this is largely due to the fact that I recently moved 50+ miles away from my friends and I am at least […]
Journey
I’ve been thinking about a particular idea a lot lately, the idea being that we are (mostly) in control of our own destinies. How successful or happy or healthy we are has a lot to do with where and how we focus our energies. We may dream big dreams in our heads, and we may […]
Anthem #2
Oh, how I love it when the music says it all… It’s Amazing — Jem Do it, now You know who you are You feel it in your heart And you’re burning with ambition But first, wait Won’t get it on a plate You gonna have to work for it Harder and harder And I […]
Greetings
Greetings from Aruba! As I tried to log in to my account, everything was in Dutch. Hehe. It’s interesting the little things that remind you of being in another country. I’m at a Marriott, so everything in Americanized, but even if it wasn’t, most places take the USD, and most people speak English. We won’t […]
Anthem
Music is amazing. It has the power to say exactly what we are thinking or feeling. It can motivate us to work harder, run faster, reach further. It can help heal wounds or make us happy to be alive. This one is serving as a reminder for me right now. Shine — Anna Nalick Oh […]
Fridays
It is nearly Friday… my favorite day of the week, Friday. I think most people would probably pick Saturday as their favorite day, but no, not me. But you have to work on Fridays, some people might say. Sure I do, 8 hours. But there’s a certain buzz about Fridays, a natural high from knowing […]
Today
A warm breeze through open windows, wind chimes tinkling in the stirring breeze, the smell and sound of steaks sizzling on the grill (oh, how I love cooking out), a palm tree thrust into the bright blue sky, a really good book, blanket and pillow on the lawn while absorbing the sun, a brief nap […]