The Davis family drove from Michigan to Canada for the weekend. Like many Michiganders, Canada was a frequent getaway for the family. They knew the route and they had visited many times in the past. Yet, this trip was different. In the past, Michigan residents were able to cross the border and return with nothing [...]
Hot Sweet Cup of Possibility
May 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
Image by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim Possibilities, shades of maybe, bouncing prisms of what if. Nerve endings tingling as you wonder, could this be the one? Blank page breathlessly waiting for ideas to caress. Fragments gently spill to fill the space, heart beats faster, mind and fingers rhythmically [...]
Life, Death and Dreams
May 6, 2009 By 24 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Do you have a dream graveyard? Tombstones planted in the backyard of your life that trumpet the life and death of long forgotten hopes, goals and plans. Birthed with possibility, shining bright with a vision, they now lie silent in a land of dry bones. “It whispers; all is waiting [...]
Hop, Skip, Double and a Dip
April 14, 2009 By 15 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim I watched the little girls draw the crooked squares in colored chalk on the sidewalk. I smiled remembering my own childhood games of hopscotch. Hop, hop, hop. The first round was always easy because you knew what to expect. Hop, hop, hop, land, hop, land hop. You knew just how [...]
Why the Shallow End of the Pool is Better than Dry Land
April 8, 2009 By 6 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” –Abraham Lincoln Are you standing on the sidelines assessing, reviewing and analyzing or are you suited up and in the game? I’ve got my issues with Abe but the quote above hit me square [...]
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