Say something that matters.
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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
One Hundred Words
What if you were limited to speak just one hundred words each day? A non-removable metal counter on your wrist tracks the number of words you utter, resetting to zero each midnight. If you dare speak word #101 within each monitored 24-hour period,...
A Flash of Unforeseen Remembrance
Life lessons appear around us each day if we can just remember to be attentive. I certainly wasn’t expecting to find one at a celebration of life ceremony for the son of a friend. I guess because it was unexpected that I felt (and still feel) a...
Itsy Bitsy Teeny
Someone at a party on New Year’s Day mentioned she was vaguely aware of my blog. It turns out a mutual friend had forwarded her several of my posts over the last few years. “How do you figure out what to write about?” she inquired. My standard...
Name That Tune If You’re Still Awake
Remember one of the famous lines from the 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life: "Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” Well, at our local...
One Right Answer
I have a low latent inhibition level. It sounds a lot sexier than what it actually means. But I’m happy to have learned that I have it, so no need...
Crossroads, Intersections, or Just Plain Grumpy?
You don’t hear it used much in this context any longer, but feeling cross means being cranky, grumpy, or grouchy. It implies a general feeling of...
Coach Me Beyond the Comfort Range
Many people attending physical therapy have a love/resent relationship with their therapist. We love her for helping us to recover, to regain a...
Decisions, Decisions
Some of them are easy and can be made in a split second. Others we wrestle with for days, weeks, or sometimes months and years. We agonize over...
The Colors of Meaning
At a recent business “speed-dating” event sponsored by Warrenton Regional Chamber (of Commerce), members had the opportunity to spend ten minutes...
Summertime Peaches
Each summer when my children were growing up, we took extended family vacations to Nags Head, NC. Babies, toddlers, parents, grandparents, aunts,...
The Power of Positive (Dog) Thinking
A recent study noted that if you do one physical activity (such as taking a walk), you are more likely to execute additional positive actions that...