(Reading Time ~ 6 minutes. Photo credit Ola Wiberg ~ Powe via Creative Commons license) “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson While discussing life with a friend recently, she encouraged me to write this post with the thought that you may be inspired…
Tag Archive: experiences
Three tips for writing, loving, meeting mermaids, and more
{Reading time: ~6 minutes} Having been named one the top ten personal development blogs by someone I admire, Annabel Candy of Get in the Hot Spot (thanks Annabel!), I suppose it’s time I acknowledge that many of my posts could fall into the personal development space. I blog about writing, creativity, fitness, wellness, storytelling, leadership,…
BOOM
I’d like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. If you’re in the US—Happy Independence Day (Sunday)! In light of the holiday, I want to share a memory of this holiday with you. And, because you all know I love a good story (check out my Front Porch series) as you read this, think…
Front Porch: It Should Have Been Fine
When was the last time you had a pen pal? As a kid, I exchanged letters with some pen pals—visiting the mailbox everyday was an adventure. What surprise and delight surfaced when I recently received a snail-mail letter from a long-time friend. We’ve been exchanging snail mail messages—exchanging our stories. If you follow this blog,…
Book Review: What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life?
By Bruce Frankel ~True stories of finding success, passion, and new meaning in the second half of life~ When Lisa from TLC books offered to send me this book to review—the subtitle had me at hello. Who wouldn’t want to find passion and success at any and all points of our lives? While this book…
Vacay
Hi all. Thanks for all your smileys in your comments at my Smiley post. How fun was that? Just remember, even though I’m not posting about my beliefs about commenting here, my “Smiley Policy” holds for all my posts. Sound good? I had grandiose plans to continue posting three times a week while we are…
Guest Post by Jason Ulsrud: Hold On, How I’m Surviving
I discovered Jason and his blog, literally, about a week ago via a comment he left over at my good buddy Steven’s site (at Human Explosion). He had me at, “Hello.” Well, he has my readership, anyway. I find him to be vibrant, engaging, and genuine. I immediately felt connected to his spirit, which is…
Front Porch: Cardboard Sleds, Machu Picchu, and Sami May
I host a weekend series here at Jane Be Nimble called Front Porch with a focus on people’s stories, spanning comedy to tragedy, to steep us in the human experience. Many of life’s best stories are told on front porches, in break rooms, and in back yards; that’s what Front Porch is all about. The…
Random Acts of Kick Arse: Wacky
[logo designed by Melissa at Operation Nice] Random Acts of Kick Arse is the brain child of our lovely Sami May of Life, Laughs, and Lemmings. Simply put, each month a randomly selected member of the RAOKA seed group is selected to choose a theme for the month. And at the end of the month,…