With my birthday last Sunday, I am now officially in the final year of my 50s. It’s really kind of hard for me to fathom…I have been on this earth for 59 years. How is that possible? Like all of you, I have had exhilarating moments, moments of pure joy, devastating moments, moments of unbelievable … [Read more…]
Five years ago I published my first blog post. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. In fact, I hired someone to create the blog for me and somehow stumbled my way through those first several posts. Along the way, I picked up some technical skills, thanks to advice from my fellow bloggers … [Read more…]
Tomorrow marks four years since I published my first blog post. I truly cannot believe it. Several of you have been with me for the entire journey and many more of you have joined me along the way. I couldn’t be more grateful for your support. In keeping with tradition, I will be thanking four … [Read more…]
Three years ago today, I published my first blog post. In keeping with my blogiversary tradition, I will be giving presents to three of you–one for each year! But before we get to the give-away, it’s time for a little reflection. By the numbers In three years, I have written 298 posts, including five guest … [Read more…]
***I will announce the winner of the Blogiversary drawing later in this post, I promise, but first I want to tell you about an important book I just read.*** Do you believe that a person is born with a certain amount of intelligence, or can one increase his or her intelligence? What about talent? Are … [Read more…]
Two years ago today, I released my very first post, and So What? Now What? was born. A lot has happened in the past two years–in this blog, in my life, in the world. In October 2015, Barak Obama was president of the United States; I still clung to an illusion of control; and I pushed … [Read more…]
Thanks to everyone that played along with my blog birthday give-away. Yesterday, I conducted the official drawing–the old fashioned way. I wrote down each name on a slip of paper, folded them up, and put them in a Tupperware bowl. Yes, I know there is software that can randomly select a name, but it’s not nearly as … [Read more…]