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Man at the end of the pier
1/16/22

How to Silence Your Inner Editor

 

Your inner editor. Every writer has one. You know, it’s that annoying little voice in your head that edits your work while you write instead of having the decency to wait until you’ve finished. Don ...

Christmas Lights
12/16/21

Unwrap a Forgotten Memory This Christmas

 

If there was ever a time for pausing—it’s got to be Christmas. It’s a time where traditions are born and memories are made. Oh, I know it’s also the most hectic time of the year, but it’s a time for ...

Hammock Photo by Ocean by Dean McQuade
12/3/21

A Calm or Exciting Life (Which would you choose?)

 

It’s an interesting question. I recently read an article titled “The World Prefers a Calm Life to an Exciting Life,” by Steve Crabtree and Alden Lai. In a Gallup poll, when asked would you rather ...

Green Metal Box of Dad's
11/18/21

Balancing the Checkbook of Your Life

 

Today, I was putzing in the garage—it’s what men do. We fiddle around, straightening rakes, hoes, shovels, brooms, old car parts, and lawn equipment. On the bottom shelf of my workbench is a small ...

Woodcarvings from Ron Wickman
11/15/21

Carving Kindness Into Your Life

 

SPECIAL NOTE:  I’m getting ready for my book signing tomorrow, Saturday, November 6, and wanted to invite you personally. See details at the bottom of this page.

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When I survey my life, I’ve ...

Book Signing Photo at Mocha Lisa in May, 2019
11/15/21

Join Me at My Book Signing Saturday, November 6, ...

 

Greetings,

This SPECIAL EVENT issue of PAUSE MORE. RUSH LESS. is to personally invite you to my book signing of The Glimpse on Saturday, November 6th.

The first 10 people who purchase a softcover ...

Grandpa's Cane
10/28/21

Building Relationships that Resonate

 

As an author, I write about what I believe is one of the most significant things life offers: relationships. It could be a story about forgiveness and reconciliation between a father and a son as in ...

Desert from Unsplash
10/6/21

The Desert Between Us (Sneak Peek at my New Novel)

 

This is the 50th issue of my PAUSE MORE. RUSH LESS. newsletter. As you know, this newsletter is dedicated to encouraging you to slow down your life—to pause—so you can celebrate the things that ...

NC Pond
9/23/21

Recalling the Things that Take You Home

 

I was cruising down a long and winding country road in North Carolina last week, and little did I know, I was driving home—even though I never lived there.

My early morning ride on Ferguson Road ...

The Glimpse Cover Shot
9/14/21

Last Day to Enter my Give Away for a Signed Copy ...

 

When you sign up for my email newsletter, PAUSE MORE. RUSH LESS., you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to WIN a signed paperback copy of my novel, THE GLIMPSE (or an EBook), plus a $20 ...

Shot of Marine Preparing Bodies for Burial
9/9/21

Thanking Our "Hidden Heroes"

 

Last week, a good friend of mine posted this photo on Facebook. It moved me. Before I read the story below the photo, I got the gist. The uniforms behind Staff Sgt. Miguel Deynes at Dover Air Force ...

Frustrated women at work
9/4/21

The Significance of Single Tasking

 

We live in a world of multitasking. There is so much to do the only way to get it all done is to do more than one thing at a time. In business, multi-tasking is rewarded—or revered, as a sacred tool ...