A Two for Tuesday Tag Prompt #1
I’ve been thinking of adding an extra day of blogging but got bogged down with the “What” and the “When.” I love how the universe pops up every now and again to answer my call. This Two for Tuesday tag … Read More
What I’ve Learned From The Word Press Wars
Originally entitled, “Converting the Heathen Among Us,” this post was going to overwhelm you with the advantages of WordPress.org over WordPress.com I was quite certain you’d thank me. But, as so often happens as I write, my thoughts evolved and I … Read More
The 2019 Sugar Resolution — Part I
Sasha here, once again, on assignment from Alpha Mom who is sleeping. Again. She’s been doing that alot the past few days and finally told me to just go “write something about sugar.” “I’m going off sugar.” Alpha Mom has … Read More
20 Questions On My Blog and Me
An Interview from EsmeSalon.com https://esmesalon.com/interview-with-janet-givens-from-author-janet-givens/ Late this summer I was featured on the EsmeSalon.com blog where I answered 20 questions: 10 about my blog and 10 about me. Reciprocity being what it is, I’m posting it here for those … Read More
An Overdue Summer Play Date
With apologies to those cultures for whom summer ended on September 1, and those who live in the southern hemisphere, this week we’re going to have a little summertime fun. Those of you who follow me on Facebook know … Read More
Taking a vague, obscure glance at ambiguity
Subtitled: Yanny and Laurel Redux Did you get caught up in the Yanny or Laurel frenzy? It seemed to be the top feature story across the nation. Yes, that link will let you listen in on what half the world heard … Read More
The Downside of Empathy
Two weeks ago, in Cultivating Empathy: My Journey to Understand, I shared this fairly common definition of empathy: the ability to walk in the shoes of another person, to live their life momentarily, to understand the world inside their head. … Read More
Cultivating Empathy: My Journey to Understand
Diane Ackerman wrote a lovely (delightful actually) book called Cultivating Delight. It was a memoir of sorts, but, subtitled A Natural History of My Garden, it was also a garden book. I’m pulling from that title for today’s post, Cultivating Empathy: … Read More
Finding Your Courage
I can’t find the origin of that statement — I’ve used it for over twenty years — and fear it may be lost. I’ll use it anyway. I sat down to write a post on last Saturday’s Women’s March, … Read More