As promised from last week’s post, here is a story to bring this excuses/explanations subject across the finish line. Several years ago, I found myself very unhappy with my job. I wasn’t unhappy with
“It takes courage to be on both sides of the hand that raises. The one courageous to raise the question, to ponder, to level the playing field, to think beyond the pat answer, to
There is such freedom in anchoring yourself to it all matters because nothing is wasted. In my cancer story, that phrase has helped me make meaning of this treachery. It’s helped me process the
For the month of January, I’m going to try something that, if it works, I might continue each month throughout this year. In looking back over these last 1000+ posts, it occurred to me
We had a decision to make this morning. Take the fastest route or the scenic route. We chose the latter. And it was stunning. Fall on the Blue Ridge Parkway is worth the hours
We often don’t give credit to our feelings and what they can teach us. Using feeling words, describe a time or experience of transformation in your life. Life offers lessons for each of us. What would
You know when you get a new car (or a new-to-you) car and the next time you’re on the road you see your same new car in the same new color w a a
We have a choice to make: to passively occupy life or to actively participate in it. And I’d challenge you to consider active participation even when it’s hard. When it’s exhausting. When it sometimes
A, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry you got the call. I’m sorry you heard the words. I’m sorry you’re checking things off of a very unwanted list of directives. I’m sorry for your people.
I launched this personal site today–The Purposed Sailor–3 years to the day that I started daily writing out my cancer story. My heart in this endeavor is to continue to process the wholeness of