by skimhenson | Apr 29, 2013 | awareness and action
No matter what we do, there are consequences. I’ve been aware for a while about how our decisions add up to the kind of life we live, but I’m not sure I realized the magnitude of every single action until I noticed my husband’s holey T-shirts. Last time I did the...
by skimhenson | Aug 14, 2012 | awareness and action, faith, money matters
My thoughts jumped from editing 154 blog posts, which felt like the right answer, to the more glamorous and profitable ideas of pitching articles to a national magazine and signing a book deal. I argued over the next step in my writing career while I...
by skimhenson | Jul 19, 2012 | awareness and action, relationships
Putting on my Superwoman cape and trying to fly has caused problems most of my life. I crash among other bruised souls who I decide need my help. The thing is, not everyone wants to be saved. Not that they can’t be saved, but probably they are too afraid or it’s too...
by skimhenson | Jun 14, 2012 | awareness and action, procrastination
After I broke my knee in 2004, I promised myself I would never again describe my life as stuck. As a result of the injury, it was two months before I could drive, sleep comfortably, or keep much food on my stomach. I guess the memories of being trapped in a cast fade....
by skimhenson | Sep 16, 2011 | awareness and action
Lying on the beach this afternoon, I drifted to sleep in the warm breeze, to the backdrop of splashing waves and a flock of cawing seagulls. That was, until she cackled. I looked down the strand at the same woman who had been talking on her cell phone when I found my...
by skimhenson | Sep 8, 2011 | awareness and action, choices and decisions
Life sometimes feels like the movie Groundhog Day. I hang in there and hope for the best. However, until I change something, the same scene plays again and again. Albert Einstein called it insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results....