End of the Year Ooops!

The two pictures I am posting show my reality. I’d like to say I got older and wiser over the past year, but Alas! I definitely got older but wiser – NOT! Mindful and careful [...]

The Rest of the Story

Do y’all remember Paul Harvey? He started a program then at the end said, ‘And this is the rest of the story.’ The featured image is the rest of my story. The stitches in my [...]

Examen

A technique of self-examination called Examen was developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola in the 16th century. It is a daily routine for seeing God moments in my life and being not only self-aware [...]

Peace

I tell you what! I have said it before, but I’ll tell you again! I am gifted – I can break, shatter, tear up, rip up, or knock over anything that comes near me without thinking [...]

Gettin’ ‘Er Done

Since my New Year Object Lesson this past January, I have been thinking a lot about time in different ways – mainly how much time I have wasted. But looking backward at life from my present [...]

I Gar-On-Tee You!

This is a true Kara Beth katharsis! ‘I Gar-0n-Tee You!’ was the catch phrase of Justin Wilson, a funny Cajun chef on TV around the time Julia Child had her show. I am absconding the [...]

Toilet Tissue Truths

The writing coach I follow is always wanting to help writers who seem to have writer’s block. My problem is the opposite. I have too many things I think about. There aren’t many of my [...]