by skimhenson | Dec 7, 2017 | awareness and action
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” Anton Chekhov Show, don’t tell. It’s how every writer wants to write and what every editor wants to read. Showing is the magic in Chekhov’s description of the moon. I’m figuring out that...
by skimhenson | Sep 27, 2017 | awareness and action
“Every thought we think is creating our future.” Louise Hay On March 26, 2004, I slipped in spilled water on a newly varnished floor and broke my knee. In an odd sort of way, it was good luck just like “break a leg” is to actors and musicians before they go on...
by skimhenson | May 31, 2017 | awareness and action, getting your own life
“Get out from your house, from your cave, from your car. Get out from the place you feel safe, from the place that you are. Get out and go running, go funning, go wild. Get out from your head, get growing, dear child.” Unknown Last week, I vlogged about our minister...
by skimhenson | Apr 26, 2017 | awareness and action, faith
“Faith don’t come in a bushel basket, Missy. It come one step at a time. Decide to trust Him for one little thing today, and before you know it, you find out He’s so trustworthy you be putting your whole life in His hands.” Lynn Austin, Candle in the...
by skimhenson | Feb 13, 2017 | awareness and action, boundaries, emotions, self-respect
“If you don’t do politics, politics will do you.” Unknown Although I’ve objected to adding additional political rhetoric to the pile, I also don’t want to die. I sound theatrical, I know, but almost dying is intense, painful, and terrifying. I came too close when I...
by skimhenson | Jan 28, 2017 | acceptance, awareness and action, getting your own life, relationships
“All conflict we experience in the world is a conflict within our own selves.” Brenda Shoshanna Don’t you hate it when you’re on a roll, and then life throws a curveball or a donut just five minutes into committing to a goal, 10 minutes after you’ve undertaken a...