I stood up from the pile of work on my desk to stretch. I was hot, my hair was sticking up and I was tired and cranky. I looked out the window and sighed. It was a beautiful summer day. The branches lifted ever so gently, the cloudless sky was clear and blue and the [...]
Hitting Our Stride In June
Written by Karen D. Swim I had to check two calendars because I did not believe it was true but it is June! Hard to believe but we are halfway through the year 2009. It’s the time of year when we relax and reset. I spent the weekend taking time off and thinking about the [...]
Authenticity, Transparency and Poetic Musings
Written by Karen D. Swim The sky blushed with soft shades of rose, clouds softly rolling in darkening the sun A heart that was heavy lifted as emotions floated on the wind, I exhaled and the sky blushed. Soft droplets of rain falling gently from the folds of lavender robes as a clap of thunder [...]
Wednesday Links, Laughs and Loves
Written by Karen D. Swim It has been quite a week! I don’t know about you but I’m all for celebrating the half-way mark. For me it has been a week of being sifted and shaken from every direction. I wish I knew a great joke to share with all of you (come to think [...]
Are You a Business Bridezilla?
Written by Karen D. Swim There is a television show that follows around cake throwing, profanity spouting, possessed by Satan would be brides and films the train wreck for American audiences to watch on television. It is appropriately titled Bridezillas. I have watched only bits and pieces, two minutes in and I am so appalled [...]

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