I did not know Charlie Kirk, but I am deeply grieved by the violent censorship of his voice and the mockery that comes on the heels of his death. For years we’ve allowed people who do not have our best interests at heart to tear at the fabric of what our country stands for. Charlie…
Category: Decision making
What is the basis of our decisions: emotional, conditioned (ads, social), habitual (auto pilot) impulsive or reactive
Lessons From the Vinedresser
Increase personal growth with judicious pruning.
Where The High Road Takes You
A warm welcome to Sharon’s Writers Tidbits, Jeremy Empie, DHtracybrinkman, and Tony “T-Bird” Burgess. It’s great having you join us! I stood outside this morning looking at a marigold plant with two blooms. One facing down, the other looking up. One looking tired and beat down, the other appearing to be filled with joy and…
SPLIT SECOND DECISIONS
First, thanks to Shinytenderly for an editing correction, and also to Mike of Ink Stains & Daydreams, and a special welcome to yourmindwithin, and elkehoweler. I’m grateful for readers like you! The question I’m wrestling with today is “How can something that arrives so fast, affect so much?” A man named Mike was driving late…
Bonus: Cover Vote
Hey there! I’m very fortunate to be working with Dave Vasudevan in creating my upcoming book, Q-Thartik. The title is a word combo of Questions and Cathartic. He’s provided three gorgeous covers. I wanted to get your opinion first before I post this anywhere else. Have a favorite? I’d love to hear your thoughts on…
Satisfy Small Curiosities
The people around us cannot see into the future. If they could, I would have been accepted into every college prep English class I signed up for in high school.
Arise and Shine
Driving home in the hilly country after working a third shift job, James dozed off behind the wheel. His family became alarmed when he hadn’t returned and began calling his job and friends and finally the police. James was found in a ditch, onconscious, barely alive. They rushed him to a hospital where he was…
Opportunity: Triumphs or traps
You’ve set your goal, eliminated the biggest obstacles, and now you can set the cruise control and coast, right? If only that were true. Just as getting a degree takes a certain level of dedication and sacrifice, so does monitoring your trajectory. Many things will try to horn in and squander your time, under the…
When Stars Scatter
Do you remember the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Although some of the finer points have been lost to me over the years, I remember that Ferris faked sick so he could stay home. Once his parents were sufficiently convinced of his feverish illness—all carefully executed—and his parents on their way to work, he conspired…
Juli Ocean 