by fistbumpmedia | Apr 28, 2014 | Lifestyle
I have always been passionate (I use bold here because the mere word doesn’t express it strongly enough) about writing. Passionate about the art and mechanics of selecting words, stringing them together, manipulating the strings to fit my purposes, tweaking...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 22, 2014 | Lifestyle
I’ve shared before that my plan is to downsize tremendously and to live totally debt free. For me, the two go hand-in-hand and form (with my spiritual beliefs) the foundation for living authentically. While I know I’ve come a long way, I am still far from...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 15, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
When I first read this prompt yesterday, the skies were sunny and temperatures were in the high 50’s; doing something I enjoy outside seemed quite possible. Several hours later, the temperature had dropped considerably and, as I sat in a restaurant enjoying...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 31, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene iiThere are few people past the age of 13 or 14 that haven’t read or, in the event they sat gazing in the vicinity of their 9th grade literature book without...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
One line from my journal entry for February 17 perfectly sums up day 4 of my journey: “A heavenly day in every way — I love Wien!”Yes, day 4 found me disembarking an overnight train and arriving at 6:15 at the train station in Wien (Vienna). What a...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 26, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
Between visitors from the States, teaching, and my other normal activities, blogging has been put aside for a few weeks. I’m glad to be back!At 7:25 a.m. on day 3 of my trip, I stepped off a Eurail train in Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 2, 2014 | Intangibles
Well, I certainly got a much-needed wake-up call this morning. Today’s reading in the chronological 1-yr Bible I’m using in my morning quiet time is Numbers 11-13. The Israelites are grumbling about their diet — no meat, no variety, just manna....
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 1, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
From the moment I first heard the phrase “bucket list”, I didn’t like it; on the contrary, I do like the idea of a “100 Things” list. I first heard about such a list over 10 years ago from a group of scrapbookers, and I began my own list....
by fistbumpmedia | Feb 25, 2014 | Intangibles
It’s topics like this week’s Ten on Tuesday that give me pause as a blogger. Honesty = vulnerability, and that can be scary. {Taking a deep breath} Well, here goes!I feel . . . 1. extremely blessed to have the opportunity to spend this semester in...
by fistbumpmedia | Feb 23, 2014 | Dream amp; Do, Dream Plan Do, Lifestyle
Getting settled here in England, spending time with my students, preparing for lectures & seminars, and getting out and about in Canterbury (and beyond) has taken up the vast majority of my time the past 7 weeks, but Dream Plan Do has never been out of my mind....
