Writing makes me a better person. How do I know this? The holiday season is filled with activities that take me away from my writing. And in the magnetic pull of seasonal revelries and necessities, kindness appears to dissipate. What normally draws me in and captures my attention and the resulting analysis is missing as…
Tag: intention
Well-Intentioned Words
Guilty. The heavy word pierces my complacency, as I bestow the gavel-laden sentence upon myself. There appears no chance for a defense. The evidence is overwhelming. In my well-intentioned parenting, I failed on so many levels according to the current standards. I used the words to encourage my children, “you are strong!”‘ And “everything happens for a…
Step Back
Sometimes we just forget to take a step back in order to move forward with intention. It is in the space between what is, what was, and what will be that we gain the objectivity to make the next plan. The business of life clouds our intentions and our way, and the storms can sometimes…