by Debra Smouse | Oct 29, 2015 | Tricky Situations
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”–Dale Carnegie If there is a feeling I know intimately, it’s fear. As a child, I was afraid of the...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 2, 2015 | Tricky Situations
I went to the library this week and was a bit surprised at the plethora of school aged children perusing books. Then I remembered that this is the first week of Summer Vacation for local school kids and they were joining in the Summer Reading Program. This year’s...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 5, 2014 | Tricky Situations
Though it’s been years since I’ve gone back to school (or prepped for a kiddo to go back to school), the Back to School tradition I grew up with remains rooted within me, and I still see September as a magical month full of growth and change. When I was young, Back to...
by Debra Smouse | Dec 17, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Tricky Situations
From the time I was a little girl I felt the innate magical quality of solstices and equinoxes. In my mind, the mythical Mother Nature turned a special dial to officially change the season. I still feel that magical pull on those days. As I’ve aged, I’ve learned that...
by Debra Smouse | Nov 5, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Tricky Situations
Do you know those people? The folks who seem like something is always happening to them? Flat tires, broken hearts, ecstatic love affairs (that then crash and burn into tragic moments)? It’s an endless parade of always being busy, always running out the door,...
by Debra Smouse | Mar 19, 2013 | Tricky Situations
I believe that confession is good for the soul, so here’s a personal confession: I have some big goals this year around my writing, yet the first quarter of 2013 was spent with me being a gypsy. Now, while I have a gypsy soul when it comes to the exploration of my...
by Debra Smouse | Jun 7, 2012 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Tricky Situations
I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a Pollyanna. I believe in love. I believe that if you treat others with warmth, it will be returned. I believe that when people take, they also give; that when I have a deep love and affection in my heart for someone, the people already...
