FRIEND-ly

My new neighbors make my condo building like a season of FRIENDS. There's a lot of working out, crafting, movie-watching, day-discussing, and protein-smoothie-iced coffee-drinking going on here. It's much akin to college.

Pickup

It's picking up, y'all. I'm a total pickup gal. Don't misunderstand me. I like a long, lean, black Caddy as much as anyone else. But my heart is deep in Texas and the western ranchlands of Dakota Territory, making me a pushover for a shined-up stepside. That being said, I have hit the ground running this week, and I think I have typed two thousand words daily ever since my alarm went off for church Sunday morning. This can only be coming from The Almighty. I have to get it off to my editor. This story will be done and ready to launch this year, if the Lord is willin' and the creek don't rise! And if it does, we've got Christian friends with taller pickups! Let's GO! #survivorstory #braintumor #outofmyhead

Coming Soon!

"Sometimes the general public seems to be a little put off by someone who is never in a bad mood. Maybe it’s the anti-seizure maintenance med, which is also used as a mild antidepressant. Perhaps, and this is just a shot in the dark, maybe I’m just on a real reality trip, and I’m real thankful to be walking, talking, and independently feeding myself. I can work, live, drive, frequent my favorite coffee shoppe, talk on the phone, take myself to the bathroom, and go to the refrigerator without having to wait for someone to push my wheelchair away from The Feeding Group. Maybe all this constant Pathological Pleasantry is a tangible gift from the Lord, and I am not wasting a drop of it." #outofmyhead #josieblaine #somethingaboutsophia #warmsprings 


The brave women who built us.

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Linkaroo

Hey spring breakers! Buy now! The next one is on its way!

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Avenues

One of my college professors had a phrase that I can remember as clear as a spring day, sparkling like dust in the sunny air of a hundred-year-old building full of not-so anxious students, because the windows were open, the petunias were persevering, and we got to be in communication with Dr. Murphy for two beautiful hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.

"Choice is tragic," he would say. "It eliminates other choices."

We would often quote the explanation to each other. It was reason enough not to choose one job over another. It was vindication for keeping at bay the boy you just weren't sure about.

These days, I am reminded in the purchase of real estate that I have perhaps limited the freewheeling nature I might like to portray.

You just never know what may be around the mountain.

After all, choice is tragic. I want lots of choices.

The Receiving is in The Gift.

In the last few months, I have been blessed to join the ranks of authors creating two amazing books.

In The Energy of Happiness, I wrote about The Bison and how shared experience brings us a feeling of happiness and home.

In The Energy of Receiving, I wrote about Random Acts of Kindness, and how the giver is able to receive more joy from giving.

What a gift. Both are available on amazon.com, and both are healing efforts of many wonderful, caring people.