Category Archives: Success/Failure

Take it to God, Let it Simmer – No Need to Stir Constantly

Posted on February 28, 2023 by nancsue

Have you ever had this? That is a little question my daughter and I have always used to validate our own experience when we fear it is just something only happened to us. As an aside, I must add (not … Continue reading →

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Country Music – More Than A High, Lonesome Sound

Posted on November 6, 2019 by nancsue

Country music was not really a part of my life until my mother met my stepfather when I was six years old. Mom was of the Big Band generation, and always kept up with popular music. She bought records – … Continue reading →

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Youth Does Have a Shelf Life – Nobody Warned Me

Posted on September 9, 2018 by nancsue

There’s a Rolling Stones‘ song “Time is on My Side.” When I was very young, I believed that. As a matter of fact, I embraced this fallacy until about four years ago. Truth is, time is never on your side. … Continue reading →

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I Used to be a Music Maker

Posted on July 4, 2018 by nancsue

Once upon a time, I was a music maker. I was first a poet. At age 11, my main Christmas gift was a guitar. Not unlike millions of other kids mesmerized and inspired by the Beatles, I believed I could … Continue reading →

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The Hierarchy of Problems Principle – Just How Miserable Are You?

Posted on May 27, 2018 by nancsue

More than a few decades ago, as a newlywed, I was complaining to my mother about a situation that felt important to me. After only a brief period of the ear-bending, Mom abruptly shut me down by reminding me of … Continue reading →

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Life – Just Another “Long and Winding Road”

Posted on March 24, 2018 by nancsue

Introspection is not for the faint of heart. I am currently staying in a place that is not my home – at least, not yet, if ever. Walking with my collie a few days ago, I was just following the … Continue reading →

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Happiness is…

Posted on September 13, 2017 by nancsue

“Happiness Is” In the 1960s, Ray Conniff released a song with that title. It had a typical catchy Conniff melody, with lyrics mainly rhyming the various things indicating happiness was “different things to different people.” Happiness Is Simplistic, but so … Continue reading →

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Do The Gifted Lack Honor?Or is it Suppressed by Celebrity?

Posted on August 23, 2016 by nancsue

As a consequence of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte’s misremembering, misrepresentation, or outright lying about being robbed at gunpoint after an Olympic party, some companies, including Speedo and Polo Ralph Lauren, among others, have dropped their sponsorship/endorsement deals with the Olympic … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Escape SHAWSHANK – Quit Your Job & Find a New One

Posted on June 29, 2016 by nancsue

Each miserable day blends into the next.  The only changes are negative.  You think it might be time to change jobs.  But, it’s rough out there.  Times are hard, and your paycheck (such as it is), keeps coming.  And then … Continue reading →

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Dickens and Do-Overs

Posted on June 26, 2016 by nancsue

I can’t help wondering if perhaps Charles Dickens‘ inspiration for “A Christmas Carol” was not just looking back over his life. Was there just that moment when he wished that all he had lived through was but a dress rehearsal … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Freelance Worshipper

Posted on January 31, 2016 by nancsue

Okay. I admit it. I’m a fair weather church goer.” Note, I did not say a fair weather believer. No, I am always there in spirit, and I am a certified prayer warrior. I just don’t attend church with any … Continue reading →

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Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk – Sob Uncontrollably Over Missed Opportunities 

Posted on August 31, 2015 by nancsue

The old saying, “There’s no use crying over spilt (or spilled) milk” always amused me. Because, I can’t stand milk. And whether it was spilt or spilled, I would rejoice. It meant that much less milk for me to try … Continue reading →

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I Just Ran Out of Time 

Posted on August 1, 2015 by nancsue

Just worked another Saturday, when, at my age, I should be out on my boat – or spending the weekend in my vacation cabin in some lovely setting.  This came to mind:   

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