Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Yesterday while driving through the city I listened to a talk radio program. The host of the show has a question of the day which listeners call in and answer. Yesterday the question posed was “What would you tell your younger self if they stood before you [...]
The Poop in the Road
August 26, 2008 By 20 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim Animals are quite fond of my neighborhood. Cranes, ducks, geese, squirrels, deer and others happily share space here. The geese however are by far the rudest of our wonderful little animal kingdom. In addition to their incessant barking in the early morning (it’s like living with roosters!) [...]
How Soon Became Yesterday
August 18, 2008 By 20 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Written by Karen D. Swim No matter how much I have tried to deny it, August is quickly coming to close. This of course means that we are also coming to the end of the summer. Bummer! In the cold of winter, summer seemed so far away. I had big plans for [...]
Don’t Mess with the Happy!
July 15, 2008 By 14 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim, Photo ©martinapplegate | Dreamstime.com Have you ever seen a small child cover his or her ears, close their eyes and loudly sing, “La, la, la, la, I can’t hear you, la, la, la?” Often their head shaking back and forth accompany the chant along with fast movements designed to outrun [...]
Embrace Your Obstacles
July 11, 2008 By 24 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim “Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms [...]
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