Tag: challenges
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All Writing Is Good Writing
Did you know that all writing is good writing? “Hang on,” you’re saying. “Have you read some of the books going straight to Kindle these days?” Yes. Yes, I have. And you’re right, some of the writing is absolutely terrible. (I still adore some of it because of its terribleness, but that is another topic.)…
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Adjusting to the Wind
Have you ever gone for a walk, run, or bike ride or out sailing or kayaking and you have an easy breezy trip away from where you started, but then you turn around and discover that the wind was helping you along and you didn’t even know it? And as you start for home, the…
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Keep Climbing
Lately, I’ve been doing a few handy projects at work – you know, changing lightbulbs, organizing things, hanging decorations. Simple stuff. But this week, the task on my list was to hang a 4×6′ banner high up on a concrete wall. Not as simple, but certainly doable. Yesterday, I got out the drills, measuring tapes,…
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In Nonsense We Trust
I have just decided that it’s time to introduce more nonsense into my life. “Querd?” you say in response. “Yes, exactly,” I say, as I puff on my seafoam and lavender pipe. Here’s the deal. I love nonsense. Everything is nonsense before it makes sense. (So, technically, nonsense is everything at least once. But let’s…
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An Unwillingness to Surrender
I am an incredibly lazy, slow-moving person (more on this another time, but please don’t argue, I promise it’s true.) And yet, paradoxically, I possess an innate unwillingness to give up on certain things. What’s interesting about that sentence is the word “certain.” I do easily give up on some things. It’s not uncommon for…
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I Can Go the Distance
I grew up in the outskirts of nowhere. My parents live on a hill in the woods in Central New York, relatively tucked away from civilization. If I wanted to go to a friend’s house growing up, my mom drove me 30 minutes into town. If I had to get my braces tightened, we drove…