On the Road Past 50: My internal zephyr… from fluttery wisps to whirlwind tempests
When the kids were little and asked for us to make up a bedtime story, the story would often start with the exact same intro. This was a hand-me-down story with a funny family history behind it. This one sentence could lead a million directions. “Once upon a time there was a King in the […]
Read MoreFirst challenge received from my Day 34: Game of Three Words Post comments: Peace, People, Progress. Remember from my ramblings during yesterday’s post, that this was a game for little kids in the car. As such, idea was kid’s fairytales, silly satire, and outright crazy. Most of the time the goal […]
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They were usually outrageously silly or crazy short. Only occasionally would they become elaborate. Regardless it was a fun game for all . . . even when the words were ridiculous. Three words because I have three kids. However, even when we had more or less in the car with us, the game was three […]
Read MoreWhite spaceNeedling to be filledWanting for words Daily dose of selfNeeding to be realizedFinding of words Ideas formingNeeds becoming truthsWriting my words 332 Days to go.#OTR50
Read MoreI’m feeling encouraged. On my way. On the road. No clarity in the destination, but that feeling that if I keep on keeping on it will appear in the distance. A map will form itself with navigation to move me from this point to that point.I may not be sure what is going to pour forth from mind into word. But here is the crux of what I’ve learned in the first month. I don’t need that clarity to begin. […]
Read MoreI remember reading or hearing somewhere that it takes 28 days to form a new habit. I’d been looking forward to day 28 with this idea that I would feel some sense of being truly on my way with the #OTR50 project. In my mind, I equated getting to day 28 similarly to hitting close […]
Read MoreSome days, when I begin to fill the page, I do not know where the words will take me. I allow them to simply flow out of me like rain from the sky blotting up the white space. Other days, I begin with a vision, a story, or a goal in mind. Still other days, […]
Read MoreLanguage is an odd ever changing thing. I was in a work meeting today. We were reviewing a suggested list of potential KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) on a project. As part of this discussion, milestones were determined for the planning process. Merriam-Webster defines milestone two ways. a stone serving as a milepost a significant point […]
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Randi S. Sumner 