If I could describe 2024 in a word, it would be consistency. This is one of the key habits I wanted to develop in 2024. It took me the first six months of the year to put it into practice, but starting in July, I wrote one blog post per week for the rest ofContinue reading "What a Difference a Year Makes: 2024 in a Nutshell"
Friday Faith Moment: Holding on to the Christmas Spirit
Yesterday, standing in a long line at a local department store, I couldn’t help but marvel at the number of people shopping for Christmas. I heard someone behind me discussing the local warehouse store. She said it had been terribly busy, and she refused to return until after the new year started. As the lineContinue reading "Friday Faith Moment: Holding on to the Christmas Spirit"
Skills Morph: What Have You Learned about Yourself?
Sometimes we need a moment to step back and look at ourselves through a different lens. Examining our skills and their development allows us to see our own growth process. I’m not a professional in career development, but I can still assess how my skills have grown over time to become more valuable. I evenContinue reading "Skills Morph: What Have You Learned about Yourself?"
Friday Faith Moment: Keeping the Faith
Changing jobs or careers is difficult even at the best of times, but it is even more complicated when we make a career turn that doesn’t fit the plan other people have for us. When we have prayed and asked the Lord for guidance, it can be difficult to explain to other people that we’veContinue reading "Friday Faith Moment: Keeping the Faith"
Be an Autodidact
When I was still a librarian, I feasted on book after book about many subjects. I enjoyed favorite authors and tried new genres. There was a whole building of books in front of me, and I took full advantage of it. I read one book entitled The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (translatedContinue reading "Be an Autodidact"
All Things Subject to Change 