We live in a world where we make up names of awards so no one feels left out. Where everyone's a winner. Everyone is excelling at something. And, unfortunately, we minimize the adverse effects of defeat, 2nd place, and the need to try again. Instead, we elevate others' opinions, practices, or decision to walk away when their... Continue Reading →
Pull Over
Have you ever been pulled over? Me too. And it was no fun--at all. Hearing the tone of disappointment and receiving a citation with freshly written ink demanding my appearance and cash just above his signature. He was in no way going to excuse my absent-minded decision to press the pedal so sternly with my witty... Continue Reading →
Soap Dispensers
Is there anything more disappointing than walking up to an empty soap dispenser? Standing in the buffet line, walking up to the teacher's desk, leaving someone's side in a hospital room. Expecting, anticipating, hoping that the hand sanitizing station is going to fill your germ-covered hands with its liquid cleanser. And then...Nothing!No liquid, no foam,... Continue Reading →
Count it all Joy!
Date to the prom; that's joy. Magna Cum Laude; more joy. First job; even more joy. Wedding day; some say the best joy. Baby's birth; is there a greater joy? Better paying job; definitely more joy than the first. Grandparent's Day breakfast; can't wait for that joy. Memories like these create a monumental highlight reel of joy. We place... Continue Reading →
That’s Why I Believe
I woke up in English class one day....After wiping away the saliva that had seeped out onto my cheek during a tape deck reading of "The Great Gatsby," I remember the teacher pausing the tape and asking a series of questions from chapter seven (I think--I can't remember now).Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? And I... Continue Reading →
Kortney Jones 