Playing To Your Strengths

by | Mar 31, 2011 | Stay Motivated

I learned all kinds of fun things this weekend—about ancient skills and about myself. The Silver River Museum  hosted its first Knap-In and Stone Age Arts Festival and as part of the staff, I got to help. By the way, we didn’t bring blankets and snooze on the museum...

Building Meaningful Connections

by | Mar 23, 2011 | Get Inspired

I’m sure we made an interesting picture as we sat around the restaurant’s big table: three tall, regal African-American ladies and me—the short little white girl whose feet barely reached the ground. Though we couldn’t have looked more different from the outside, on...

A Different Kind of Spring

by | Mar 9, 2011 | Get Inspired

I’ve been watching spring in action lately. On “Captain Connie” days on the Silver River, our pontoon boat cruises past a small Cypress tree island that pulses with frantic activity. Dozens of sleek, green-eyed, black cormorants (diving birds) are hard at work among...

What Motivates You?

by | Mar 2, 2011 | Stay Motivated

I learned something oh-so-encouraging last week: I’m not the only procrastinator out there. What a huge relief! It did my heart good to hear from so many of you who are doing—or not doing—the same things I am. And for the same reasons. Thanks so much for sharing your...