Decide to Make Your Dreams Your Reality

When I confess that I love my daily life, inevitably I hear from someone deep in the muck that retort with a sarcastic “must be nice.”  That it’s easy for me to say the path to happiness is becoming smitten with yourself because my life is easy. That I can write about...

Are You Drinking the Sand?

In the midst of the holiday season, it’s understandable when our minds drift down memory lane. We remember the smell of our grandmother’s house and her cornbread dressing with lots of sage. We remember Santa always leaving us an orange in our stocking. We remember the...
Welcome to Debra Smouse

Welcome to Debra Smouse

Hello, darling. I’m so glad you’re here. I know there’s something you are searching for – and I want to help you discover it. Maybe you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by life or torn by needing to fit everything into your schedule. I can help...

Loving Life? Be Prepared to Piss People Off

Let me tell you something, darling.  Sometimes, creating a life that you love is going to rub people the wrong way.  In fact, it’s going to royally piss some people off. I don’t tell you this to discourage you from boldly stepping into your life.  I share this with...

Burn Like a Phoenix

When I was a little girl, I was taught to never play with fire. But what if I told you that I made the biggest leaps in my life by making the decision to walk through fire? Though I’ve talked about the demise of my marriage and how much I love my day-to-day life, I...

Gypsy Writing, Congruency, and You

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...

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