I don’t want to wake up on Monday mornings with regret. I want to live my life and adjust my expectations so that when the alarm goes off and my eyes open my first thought is gratitude for the weekend past and the next is happy anticipation for the week to come.
Tag: writing life
Goals or Genocide? You decide.
By Aaron Ritchey January, 2015, and ‘tis the season to set goals. I’m a poor goal-setter because I set too many goals. I have completely unrealistic expectations, and when I don’t achieve my goals I sulk and contemplate genocide. Go big or go home…that’s what I say. Either I’m successful or humanity dies! But all…
What’s Your Plan for 2015?
Time is not linear for me. It expands and shrinks according to its own irrational whims, and if I don’t pay attention I’ll suddenly look at a calendar and it will be November and I won’t have moved any closer to my ultimate writing career goals.
It’s Not My Door – Or Is It?
Just because a door sticks a little doesn’t mean it isn’t mine to enter. Even if it’s locked, maybe I’ve had one of my blonde moments and misplaced the key. Or locked myself out by mistake. Or maybe it isn’t my door but I need to engage in a little breaking and entering to rescue somebody on the other side.
Change
By Pamela Nowak Change…it’s a quiet word, not really representative of all that’s associated with it. For each of us, it has a unique set of implications. Since I’m in a contemplative mood, I’ll spend today exploring them. When I was younger, change represented the unknown, with all its uncertainty. It was something I usually…