Seeds of Dreams How We Think, Changes Everything A Sixty-Word Short Story: Carla was obsessing about getting this job. On paper she was a perfect fit, so why was she having to endure a gauntlet of interviews. One after the other ended with “We’ll get back to you.” And then she would wait thinking that […]
Moments That Linger A Sixty-Word Short Story: They were running late, and Alex was still putting on make-up in the car. Ben was trying to will the car in front of them to move over. The air was tense and neither felt like talking. Panic was setting in. And then, they were there and she […]
On Edge A Sixty-Word Short Story: “Cut!” shouted the director. “Listen Charles, you have to relax and not think about the whole scene, just this moment and your line. You know your line, right?” Charles nodded. “Then say it for us!” Charles looked around the room. People, equipment and so much tension in the air […]
What’s in a Name? A Sixty-Word Short Story: They went through the baby naming book so many times that they nearly had it memorized. The search was compounded because they didn’t know the baby’s sex, so she started quoting Shakespeare: “What’s in a name? That by which we call a rose by any other name […]
Have you ever noticed that some things just happen while others take their sweet old time before they gestate completely? The speed of completion is often correlated to the speed of the decision to make it happen. Correction, not “often”, but rather always correlated to how fast we actually act on something. The sooner we […]
Creating Wisdom A Sixty-Word Short Story: No one could tell Jonathan anything. He knew it all and let you know it when he was in your presence. He was always the smartest person in the room; even if we knew he wasn’t, he acted like he was. He was the boss, and he had all […]
It’s Up to Us A Sixty-Word Short Story: * The preschoolers sat in a circle with the teacher, and she opened a book and began to read. It was a story of a princess who loved beautiful things, especially clothes. The guys lost interest in chapter one and became fidgety. A few times the teacher […]
When Times Meets Space I really appreciate the concept of space, be it outer, inner, the distance between us, or how we feel when something that was full goes empty. What’s left is space. In Zen they see things with this idea in mind. For example, if we had a room with no furniture or […]
Enabling Change A Guide to Transformation A Sixty-Word Short Story: * Judi struggled with her own beliefs. She always felt that the universe would provide the abundance that she sought. Not just for her, but her family and her business too. She practiced positive thinking, meditated regularly and routinely helped others find their way. Although […]
The 1% Club A Sixty-Word Short Story: * Rick worked for a charity and was travelling with a number of colleagues on a European tour. They had limited resources with no options for getting any kind of upgrades on an airline flight. So, when Rick saw his seat assignment being 1-A, he bragged out loud […]