“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” ~Anonymous My sister called four times before I picked up. Not four times in one day—four times over three weeks. Each time, I watched her name light up my phone, felt something tighten in my chest, and set my phone face-down…
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ~Maya Angelou There’s a strange season in life when the old ambitions no longer fit, but the new ones haven’t fully formed yet. A year ago, I asked myself a simple question. Not a…
“Whatever you’re feeling, it will eventually pass. You won’t feel sad forever. At some point, you will feel happy again. You won’t feel anxious forever. In time, you will feel calm again. You don’t have to fight your feelings or feel guilty for having them. You just have to accept them and be good to…
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers For most of my life, the story looked like a straight line going up. I never hit bottom. This isn’t that kind of story. And for a long time, that was exactly the problem. From the…
Hobart, Tasmania’s capital, is the kind of city that makes you regret not having come sooner. Mount Wellington/kunanyi that shapes the skyline, Bruny Island’s dolphins, Port Arthur’s convict ruins and Salamanca’s Saturday market are all close enough to fit into the same week. The post The Best of Hobart: Experiences to Have, Places to Visit,…
Electricity bill went up after your heat pump installation? Before you call the contractor, read this. A wrong rate plan, unadjusted thermostat schedule, and a missed baseline allowance are usually the culprit — not the system. The post How to Read Your PG&E Bill After Installing a Heat Pump — and What to Expect the…
Here’s a nice, simple plugin to use if you want to hide the “Update to WordPress 5” nag alert from your site’s dashboard. The post New Plugin Hides WordPress 5 Upgrade Nags appeared first on HighEdWebTech. If you’re like me, and you may be since you’re reading this post, you get ideas for apps ,…
If your systems don’t talk to each other, you could be sending mixed messages to your potential customers and dissauding them from buying from you. The post Why are so many people’s marketing lists stale? appeared first on HighEdWebTech. If you’re like me, and you may be since you’re reading this post, you get ideas…
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor Frankl A few weeks ago, I moved to a new city for a new job, leaving behind a quiet hill town where I had built five years of friendships, routines, and a version of myself I…
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” ~Alexander Den Heijer He was intelligent, well-read, and kind. A good father, careful about protecting his kids from meeting partners too soon. A man with a life philosophy, who kept his word, who told the truth with an honesty that…
