the wisdom

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.

Barbara Kingsolver



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That Red Haired Yankee Girl

Mississippi is the only place where a man can call me *little lady* and I won’t give him the stink eye. It took awhile though.

Leverage, Baby

leverage (le*vrij): a strategic advantage; the power to act effectively
If you are starting at *hard*, you are probably starting at the wrong place.

The Search

Life is a personal quest that can set you on the path to slay dragons and monsters, find your holy grail or discover a way to float in the goodness of everything that surrounds you.

The Difference Between Attempting and Succeeding

As I stand on the threshold of every new venture, especially one that makes me feels shaky, one that confirms all that I do not know, I think of walking on a frozen lake.

35 Shots of Truth

By Jill MacGregor

I have a tendency to read things, like titles and headlines, with some of the letters jumbled. You say dyslexic, I say busy. When I discover my mistake it usually makes me laugh and then think. One day, I read ’35 shots of truth’ and loved the image it created [...]