Good intentions, they say, pave the road to hell. Good intentions, they say, are meaningless. Your intentions, they say, are meaningless. Your meaningless, they say, and on the road to hell. I disagree. They who are ambivalent litter the devil’s highway with apathetic proverbs and carefully crafted phrases tinged with…
Guest post by Rachel Thompson This article first appeared as a guest post on the amazing Nicole Lyons’ The Lithium Chronicles and is reprinted here with attribution and her permission Every morning, as I drive my child to school and back, I pass an old brown El Camino parked in a random…
#Reverb12, Day 27: How will you honor your creativity? I will not be ashamed of it. I will admit that I have it. I will encourage new ways to express it. I will become friends with it and learn its language. I will invite it to the table. I…
#Reverb12, Day 21: What items did you tick off your dream list in 2012? What other, unexpected, dreams came to fruition? I grew up surrounded by hot glue guns, felt, styrofoam balls and tole paint. I went around town with my mother to fabric stores buying lace and…
#Reverb12, Day 20: What was lost in 2012? What do you intend to find in 2013? I’ve lost friendships, weight, hope, patience, tears, keys, my mind, money, faith, and inspiration. I misplaced clothes and coupons along with bills, my car in countless parking lots, baby socks, recipes, and grudges….
I could spend some time talking about how hard my life has been. I could go into great detail about each of my hardships and trials. I could sit back on my couch and play the one-upmanship game in how I am a better, stronger person than any other because…
