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Say something that matters.
Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.
Lifted Up Blog

We Do Our Best With What We Know
The above photo was a recent Facebook post from Sister Hugs. I shared it because I’m fond of saying something similar. “We do our best with what we know at the time.” Think about something important that you originally thought strongly about, but...

Learn Kwiker
Kwik is a perfect last name for a man who devotes his life to helping people learn better and faster. Yes, it’s pronounced like the word “quick.” Jim Kwik was born in 1973 and when he was around five years old, he suffered a traumatic head injury....

Do You Recognize This Tote?
There are many “stories” out there on social media and news feeds, and I’ve become jaded enough by people faking stories that I scroll by most of them or just skim some. Like other cities and towns, there is a Facebook page for our local community....

Motherly Advice
This will be a strange Mother’s Day across our land. Typically, two places are full on the day when we honor our moms (churches and restaurants),...

Savoring The Good
“Our nervous system comes prewired to pay attention to negativity. And it’s jacked up by trauma.” So says Dr. Joan Borysenko, leading mind-body...

Empty Chairs
Don McLean is most well-known for his iconic “American Pie” folk-rock song from 1971. (I’ll wait for a bit while you sing a few lines because you...

Thinking Outside The Box
A few years before she died, my mother-in-law Rosalie was appalled by the birthday card her son Bill bought for my special day. When Rosalie did the...

Knowing or Knowing and Doing?
You may have seen some of the free online educational offerings during this COVID-19 pandemic. If not, I’ve given you plenty to review in the links...

The Negative We Actually Need Today
F. Scott Fitzgerald borrowed the poet’s phrase “Tender is the night” to become the title of his 1934 novel. The term “Bright Star” was taken from...