Reminders to persist toward your bold goals: “Colonel Sanders was in his 60s before he founded Kentucky Fried Chicken.…Stephen King wrote many novels before he had his first one published.Dolly Parton was told that she sang like a billy goat and had no chance of making it in show business.” Please note the source of […] Read More

Spiders aren’t a particular fear of mine, but I don’t love them. This one, discovered at night our semi-outdoor sink, was different from anything I’d seen before, its body like a small avocado. It was so unusual I decided to take a picture and wound up getting closer to it than I otherwise would have. […] Read More

I think they’re wonderful together. My husband thinks they’re wonderful separate. What do you think? Add to del.icio.us - Stumble It! - Subscribe to this feed - Digg it Read More

"The dear old human experience is a singular, difficult, shadowed, brilliant experience that does not resolve into being comfortable in the world. The valley of the shadow is part of that, and you are depriving yourself if you do not experience what humankind has experienced, including doubt and sorrow. We experience pain and difficulty as […] Read More

Wherever each of us is on the hawk to dove continuum, I think we have to admit that soldiers are bold. They act on their convictions and risk their lives in that action. They also risk coming home with brain damage and/or missing limbs. So, here’s to the bold soldiers of all stripes! Happy Memorial […] Read More

I’m going to visit my mom this weekend which means I’m also going to the beach (Wrightsville Beach, NC). I was right on the point of scheduling a surfing lesson, the first in my life, when I suddenly remembered that I have tennis elbow in my right arm. Probably I should wait until I can […] Read More

[youtube NEx-lDmSXXo nolink] Bold and persistent, 94 year-old Hazel Soares got her degree in art history from Mills College this past week. Mills itself is pretty bold. From the website: "Over the decades, Mills “firsts” have been numerous: the first women's college west of the Rockies (chartered 1885); the first laboratory school west of the […] Read More

…to save the world. Taken at Swan Quarter, NC, near the ferry to Ocracoke Add to del.icio.us - Stumble It! - Subscribe to this feed - Digg it Read More

I’ve occasionally been accused of over-subtlety in my communications. I occasionally remind myself that it’s a gift to the listener to be clear. My therapist once said to me: “it’s not intrusive to tell people what they want to know.” Not that they always want to know what I have to say. But if I’m […] Read More

Different things scare different folks. A bold move for one person is routine for another, and vice versa. For example, if I tried to take the stand that this bird is so casually doing, I would be bold, indeed. On the other hand, I’ve done some things that this fellow would absolutely quail at. My […] Read More