Looking back now, I see the moments so completely differently. What I may have deemed as irritating or frustrating behavior as a young child was actually my mother trying to set boundaries and choose a little self-care after a lifetime of giving all she had to a husband and six kids.
About Carol Good
Carol's favorite subject in school was English, she loved spelling bees and has written a thing or two about dark and stormy nights. Her love of words and writing continues today, and she's enjoying the seemingly endless inspiration that life has to offer.
Carol offers writing and copyediting services. For more information, please visit her website Backspace Writing and Copyediting.
If Not Now, When?
I thought I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. But now that I am grown up, I’ve realized all I really want to do is live life exploring my creativity every damn day. I want to do the things I’ve always loved to do, things I’ve sidelined all my life. And really, if I correct people’s spelling and ask them to raise their hands when they have answers to my questions, then I’ve got the best of both worlds.
I Want to Fall in Love Again
Not everyone we meet will remain in our lives. Some people come into our lives for a short time to show us a different perspective, to show us kindness and to remind us who we want to be. And, to bring out the song in our hearts.
Keep the Line Moving
I love analogies. This particular morning, I realized I had stumbled upon one that was a little more personal than most.
What I’m Trying to Say
With you…and without you.
I Met a Man
I wasn’t his childhood aunt, but I was best friends with the woman who was. Things changed, time passed, and I would come to know him as my nephew. Fleeting moments, years apart, the one who created the family tie, now gone. But we are family, only now, not so much by creation, but by choice. Today, March 15th, Jesse Aaron Williams turns 40 years old. I can’t help but celebrate the man he’s become.
A Glimpse
My friend. My inspiration. May we have many more ‘ordinary moments’.
Go Ahead – Toot Your Own Horn
That fabulously awkward moment when you realize there’s more truth than fallacy in a statement of perceived self-growth.
The Choice
In the quiet, I understood. I had learned the lessons, and this was an opportunity to apply the wisdom and do it differently. This time, I would love me first.
For Mike
First we will feel and make room for grief, knowing that in love’s time we will go forward, greater than we were, better for having known another.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 5
- Next Page »