Leave no doubt
What if we forget? What if we don’t get around to it? What if we’re afraid?…to tell them…until it’s too late. I live among the self-sufficient. Everybody’s “got this.” “I’m good,” they say. They don’t need my help, don’t entertain my suggestion, don’t want my advice. In fact, accepting help taints their ‘I can do […]
What’s hiding behind our platitudes?
I really despise platitudes. They’re good for nothing. Really, they’re dismissals. Things “we can all agree on” so we can take our attention away from where we don’t agree. I see their usefulness. I just don’t like them. Don’t get me wrong. Most platitudes are nice expressions. Good things. In fact, they’re good by nature. […]
failing my way to success
Yesterday, I received notification that the proposal for my book had been rejected. Nope. Not gonna happen. Not now. Not by that publisher. I had inquired earlier in the day, dredging up my courage to ask, even if the news was not good news. The response came: I checked with the editor and he was […]
Takmina Kohistani, 100 meters of Courage
Raw courage full of hope.
Is My Courage Waiting to Hear Me Say Go?
Take heart. Drum up your courage. Be bold. Throw caution to the wind. Go for it. When action is required, I don’t want to be found wanting. Worse, I don’t want to be thought cowardly. I want to be one who summons the courage necessary. What if my “wrestling is not so much to summon courage but to […]