Category Archives: Power
Pure Power
“Listen… Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?” Mary Oliver This captures it all, doesn’t it? Read it. Read it again. Now, answer the question… Are you? Think about it… Are you?? And, if you’re breathing “just a little,” and it’s been that way for far [...]
Living…or just thinking?
“You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind!” Anonymous There is a point to planning, and thinking, and developing a direction in which you will head. But, for many, they stay there…for too long (and some stay there forever!). You cannot iron out all the wrinkles [...]
Credit and Blame…
“Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.” Erica Jong I have had two very interesting exchanges with people recently, both cases were with people that were trying to convince me (which meant that they were trying to convince themselves), that [...]
What you do NOT do…
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” Nora Roberts You are right- there IS a risk in taking a risk. There IS an unknown. There [...]
The Journey
The Journey By Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice, “mend my life, mend my life, mend my life,” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop, you knew what you had to do, [...]