I’ve come to believe that life is a lovely mess. We can accept this fact about our lives and do our best to tidy up along the way, but also embrace the knowledge that if we don’t mess things up a bit—we’ll never learn anything. —LB— I think we can all agree that...
The road to Raising the Bottom has been a long and twisted path that spans over twenty-three years. I started writing in 1994, shortly after I graduated from nursing school. I finished my first novel in 1997, and went on to write three more. I never did much to...
There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures. – Josiah Gilbert Holland We’ve all heard that saying that patience is a virtue, but how many believe that?...
“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.” ― Miguel Ruiz So much of how we react to life is based on our self-esteem and how self-centered we are. If we find that we’re overly sensitive or prickly, perhaps it’s because we...
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” ― Robert Jordan As life goes, the pendulum swings both ways. Nothing really good, and nothing really bad, lasts really long. Things pass. People move on; nature teaches us that...
Everyone wants to be happy, but is it possible to find happiness? I don’t believe happiness is something that can be manufactured, or bought, and we can’t chase it! We never find happiness in a new car, designer purse, bigger house, or any material...
