Reigniting Your Passion – Open Thought Vortex
Good morning, friends! Ever feel like your passion has fizzled? That your zest for life could use a little boost? As we cruise through these days of late summer heat, let’s talk about how to turn up...
View ArticleOTV Magazine – Trusting Life’s Detours
Want to know a sure-fire way to get me worked up during the morning school drop-off run? Traffic detours. It seems like they are everywhere lately. Life has a funny way of regularly throwing us off our...
View ArticleIt’s the Most Flavorful Time of the Year! – Open Thought Vortex
Here we are again, friends. It’s that holiday time of year! And what else do we think of at this time? All things food, of course! But with all the food, festivities, and holiday gatherings, also comes...
View ArticleLife Goes On – Open Thought Vortex
Here we are, deep in the thick of the most celebration-filled time of the year. This week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day always seems a bit…off. Business hours and traffic patterns are...
View ArticleThe Fishing Trip
“Been forever since I fished these waters. Or any. Won’t be much good.” Joe watched as his grandfather stood in the shallows, silent and motionless. He hadn’t been himself since Gran died. “Ya know,...
View ArticleCarried
She always felt like the one who needed to be carried. He was the calm to her bluster, the reason to her emotion. When she fretted and worried, he said, “just keep going” and “I believe.” She found his...
View ArticleWhere I’m Going and What I’m Doing
Last week I jumped back into the blogosphere with a post about where I’ve been for the last many months. Missed it? Interested? Check it out right here: Where I’ve Been and What I Did There. This week,...
View ArticleLiftoff – Redux
It’s Six Sentence Story time again and I am late to the party, as always. This week proved difficult for me. I finally decided to take something I did previously for Six Sentence Stories, and see if I...
View ArticleDecision
Leslie grabbed her head in her hands, tugging at her own hair as she tried to think. The noise inside her head was deafening – a million words crashed through her brain, each one clamoring to emerge as...
View ArticleA Different Angle
“It’s all about perspective, Aunt Jane,” said her niece. “Try looking at it from a different angle and you might feel more positive about it.” “There is no way I can feel positive about living in a...
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