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Children’s Books Published!
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.
Children’s Books Published!
Lifted Up Blog
Thank a Teacher
Kids return to school in our county in two weeks. This is always a nostalgic time for me, remembering the excitement of my children each year in the weeks and days before they headed back for that first day. Of course, before the school bus...
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....
Hocus Pocus, Can You Focus?
Last Saturday’s post centered on multitasking being a myth. If you missed reading that post, there’s a link to it at the end of this article. I have...
Multitasking (is) For Dummies
The ability to multitask is usually portrayed as a badge of honor. On the job seekers website Indeed.com, there is actually a category titled...
The Woman Was A Saint
I firmly believe God has a sense of humor. Because why else would he have created one in human beings? (Well, in most of us, anyhow.) So here’s one...
Front Porch Lessons, Part 2
As noted in last Tuesday’s post, so many lessons came to me as I sat on my porch in the early morning that I needed to turn the idea into a two-part...
Front Porch Lessons, Part 1
This time of year I enjoy rising early to prepare a simple breakfast that gets transported on an old hammered-silver tray to my front porch. The...
It’s Got A Good Beat And It’s Easy To Dance To
Tomorrow is the 63rd anniversary of the first day Dick Clark hosted a local television show in Philadelphia called Bandstand. The clean-cut...
Auto-Signature Revisited
If you’ve ever had a business email account, it’s likely that you’ve used an auto-signature. People set up an auto-signature so that every time they...
Can You Really Believe What You See?
I recently checked out a library book on the brain titled (appropriately enough) The Human Brain Book by Rita Carter, Susan Aldridge, Martyn Page,...