Brenda is hosting at Friendly Fairy Tales! Lately I’ve been playing a mind game with myself: no social media unless I’ve written a poem. (Given it’s required for my job, I may be more motivated!) Guess what? I’m writing more. (Thanks, Diane, for the Wonderopolis reminder — I’ve been getting ideas there too!) And I’m …
I’ve been thinking about a post on podcasts for a long time. As in, “these are the podcasts I enjoy, and here is why, maybe you’d like to check them out.” On Saturday, I found out a friend of mine listens to two of the same podcasts. Then today I was listening to one while …
On Sunday, I: wrote a really long blog post attempted to photograph sunflowers in my garden enjoyed a visit from Baby Bo. If you are interested in the long blog post, it’s below the ***. Otherwise, just enjoy the flowers and baby. 🙂 *** For me, a tidy environment frees up my brain. Of late, …
It’s Friday somewhere in the world, and a double celebration — Poetry Friday & the arrival of 2016. For me, it’s a triple celebration, because Jan. 1 is also my anniversary. Mark and I have been married for 8 years. (GASP!) Mary Lee is hosting the round-up at A Year of Reading. Earlier this year …
“If you focus on people’s weaknesses, they lose confidence.” The main premise of Rath & Conchie’s best-selling book, Strengths Based Leadership, is building on existing strengths increases the capacity of leaders and teams to work effectively, harmoniously, and profitably. They had me at the opening sentences: “If you spend your life trying to be good …