In a post earlier this month, I mentioned Light Is The New Black as being the most impactful book for me in 2018. When I came across excerpts from it on Instagram, I thought it was a new book. The more I read, the more I wanted to own it. It’s only when I got […]
Words Have Power? #FridayReflections
Words have power. We all know that. We’ve experienced this as readers, as listeners, when the words of someone else – written, spoken or sung – have either lifted us up or broken us. As writers and bloggers, and in our relationships, we too have used words to build or break others. As this year […]
Did You Outdo Yourself ? #FridayReflections
Did you outdo yourself in 2018? I’m referring to the Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge that I’ve been hosting for the last few years. Did You Outdo Yourself In 2018? I pledged to read 150 books this year, but for a change have fallen seriously short of my goal. I’m only up to to 74 so […]
15 Painless Ways to Cut Down on Sugar in your Diet
When we talk about people who eat a lot of sugar, it probably brings to mind a Homer Simpson-like character, who lives on donuts, colas and the like. While I’m pretty sure Homer Simpson has type 2 diabetes and hypertension in his world, the truth in real life is that you and I and a […]
Find Your River #FridayReflections
There are days when it’s so easy to give up hope. Days when you feel so alone. Dark times when you think that the only way out is death. Today I want to share a song with you and urge you to find your river – the place you go to when you are down. […]