“Life is like a highway, no matter what they say, the construction is never finished. There’s always gonna be bumps in the road and detours every now and then.” Nishan Panwar Do you ever feel like sometimes the path you chose is always the rougher one? The unpaved, rocky one? I do. This is notContinue reading “Gravel roads and potholes.”
Author Archives: shelleylynn
Saving babies.
“I have so much to accomplish today that I must meditate for two hours instead of one.” Mahatma Gandhi Well it seems I have some forced time on my hands this past week and so I find myself back at the keyboard to write. It’s a good thing… which brings me to my point. SlowingContinue reading “Saving babies.”
The helpless independent.
“Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.” Elizabeth Gilbert I just had surgery yesterday. I needed to get my bunions fixed. I hate even saying that! It makes me sound old and frail. I know that is silly but still… It’s my foot and IContinue reading “The helpless independent.”
My friend Fred.
“Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.” Taylor Swift Is there any such thing as being fearless? Over and over I have heard people make a comment about others appearing to be fearless. “I wish I could be more like them, they are notContinue reading “My friend Fred.”
The laws of division.
The Law of Division observes that over time, a category tends to divide and become two or more categories. How much time does that division take? It seems to be that two years is sufficient in some cases. A category, let’s say humans, tending to divide into two or more categories, let’s say the anti and theContinue reading “The laws of division.”
Go easy on me.
Title sound familiar? It probably does unless you haven’t turned on a radio in the past month. The new song from Adele has been played over and over and over again. It is a beautiful song and I love hearing it. Who doesn’t love listening to Adele. Today I found myself listening a little closerContinue reading “Go easy on me.”
My book, my baby.
“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo Last May I published a post about writing a book. I have had some people asking how it’s coming.Continue reading “My book, my baby.”
30 cows, 28 chicken.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Wayne Dyer 30 cows, 28 chicken. How many didn’t? The answer is 10. The answer doesn’t make sense does it? Or… maybe it does. Maybe if you look at it a different way. Maybe if your perspective alters just aContinue reading “30 cows, 28 chicken.”
A TV show review.
There is a new Netflix show out right now that seems to be all the rage. It is called Maid and is based on a memoir written by Stephanie Land. It is getting a lot of recognition on social media… a lot of talk around the water cooler… a lot of praise. If you haven’tContinue reading “A TV show review.”
The second fire.
“You don’t always have to be holding up the walls. Sometimes the walls are there for you to lean on.” Me At first I didn’t want to write this because I had already written a post about a fire. But then… Then my neighbors garage burnt to the ground and once again, I was inspiredContinue reading “The second fire.”