by skimhenson | Feb 9, 2013 | depression
I could see our story on the Six O’Clock News. Woman arrested for beating husband with a plastic food cover. While police dragged wife from the scene, she screamed over and over, “Spaghetti sauce stains.” Police are looking for clues into the crime. And maybe you...
by skimhenson | Jan 31, 2013 | depression
A friend called to ask the cure for my depression. She thought I was over it because I was talking openly. It’s partly true. I am on the other side of “I can’t get out of bed” and “I cry most of the day, everyday.” However, like in the article link below about artist...
by skimhenson | Jan 14, 2013 | writing words to live by
It was after midnight when I saw the post on my Facebook wall asking if I planned to sign up for Write2Ignite. The message was from someone I didn’t know asking if I planned to attend a conference I’d never heard of, one for writers of literature for children and...
by skimhenson | Jan 1, 2013 | writing words to live by
Another year, another phone conversation with our son. That’s how my word for 2012 came about; our son said it’d be helpful if I shared information incrementally instead of stockpiling. His request, as well as the word, stuck. Too bad this year didn’t reap the same...
by skimhenson | Dec 31, 2012 | writing words to live by
Choosing incremental as my word for 2012 was one of my year’s better choices. It is time to trust I’ve learned it well enough to move on. The past four months, I’ve accomplished a single task almost daily from my mental list marked I-don’t-want-to-do-this. I pressed...