Waitless Have you ever thought about the amount of time that we spend waiting? The time we spend waiting for things like a plane, a phone call, a return text or an upcoming event like a graduation or wedding can really add up. Where did all of that time spent waiting go? How much was […]
Faith vs. Fear A Sixty-Word Short Story: * Boris was frustrated with his own word choices. The message had to be just right, but he wasn’t feeling the flow. Every time he read it, he changed something and that change created more questions. What should have been a simple email invitation for coffee was becoming […]
Last Chances A Sixty-Word Short Story: * Robert fumbled for his key, cursing the darkness. She would have to believe that he intended to be there, but everything was going wrong and now in the 11th hour he panicked and prayed. Would she wait? She said this was his last chance. Just then the key […]
Letting Go of Expectations The great thing about having a hopeful heart is that we can see the potential in anything we choose. We get to pick whatever want to believe and to choose to have faith in that belief. We especially get to hold on to even the slightest of chances, as if the […]
The Human Baton Sharing the Language of Joy A Sixty-Word Short Story: * Elaine stopped at the light and glanced at her rearview mirror to witness a young woman in the car behind her bouncing in her seat, arms flailing about. Although Elaine couldn’t hear anything, it appeared by the way her mouth moved that […]
What If? A Sixty-Word Short Story: * “There is this event coming up soon”, she started, “actually it’s upon us, and I was wondering if maybe, you would like ummm, well I mean…, if I were to ask you, hypothetically speaking, to go with me to this event, what would you say?” “Yes of course.” […]
Point of Contact I subscribe to a belief that nothing is in isolation. Everything and everybody are connected somehow and that every, or even any, action causes a ripple in events and circumstances that generates the potential for lasting change. Sometimes even the most casual gesture like a smile can transform a person’s entire day. […]
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 […]
Welcome to Summer This week on Friday we celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. I hope whatever you choose to do with the extra daylight is fun. If you’re a sun worshiper this is definitely the glass half full version of the year. I hate to be a spoiler but from […]
Press Pause A Sixty-Word Short Story*: Arthur, please don’t call me Art, typically saw the world through a half-empty glass. He had trained himself to believe that most people do not keep their promises and based on the many times he had felt misled, he was angrily responding to a date-cancelling text. Another let down […]