by skimhenson | Oct 31, 2016 | waiting
“Practice the pause.” Lori Deschene Even though I had no idea how to get started, I made a list of writing goals and included ghostwriting. On this day five years ago, one of my writing mentors needed to complete a manuscript within 30 days, so she asked if I’d take...
by skimhenson | Oct 14, 2016 | emotions, love and grace, relationships
“We all have inside of us a Mother Teresa and a Hitler.” Unknown Almost daily I wonder if our country, my family and friendships, and I are going to make it until Election Day. These final four weeks are bringing out the worst in a lot of us. It’s telling when I’m...
by skimhenson | Feb 18, 2016 | relationships, self-care
“Take care of yourself as much as you want to be taken care of.” S. Kim Henson “You have taken ‘taking care of yourself’ too far,” he said. If you’re like me, this kind of accusation can wreck a week. It can happen even when we have a plan – one so important we...
by skimhenson | Jan 21, 2016 | freedom, relationships, suicide
“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” Voltaire Besides asking for qualifications, editors and publishers ask, “Who is your audience?” I figured out my readership when I figured out what I needed to write about. I’m...
by skimhenson | Jan 14, 2016 | life improvement, relationships
“Healing is a small and ordinary and very burnt thing. And it’s one thing and one thing only: it’s doing what you have to do.” Cheryl Strayed Cheryl Strayed, author of the memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, had to hike...