by Jackie | Life Happens, Living Deliberately
You’re off to great places!Today is your day!Your mountain is waiting,So get on your way! ~ Dr. Seuss One of my favorite things about our community of bloggers is getting to know people all around the world. I’m always curious about far-flung (to...
by Jackie | Animal Instinct, Around NYC, Living Deliberately
I was inspired by Caitlin’s recent post over at Broadside listing 20 things that make her happy. I love this idea because I think it’s wonderful to be grateful for these small moments that can seemingly pass in the blink of an eye. A few years ago, I...
by Jackie | Around NYC, Life Happens, Living Deliberately
When I was a kid, my uncle was on a bowling league. He spent every Wednesday and Saturday night at the bowling alley. He had his own ball, shoes and fancy chamois towelette. I don’t remember that he was unusually competitive. He just enjoyed the company of...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
“There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth…. Nothing anywhere else is like them.” ~Marjory Stoneman Douglas The Florida Everglades is a big place — 1.5 million acres to...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
Every now and then I come across a book that has been collecting dust on my shelves. I’ll buy a book, add it to the pile and then for some reason never get around to reading it. Right now that book is Edith Wharton’s masterpiece The House of...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With, Writing Life
I must interrupt part two of the harrowing and riveting tale of my encounter with the Goddess Pele to tell you about A Tale of Two Comments. The first was what I’ll call the Worst of Comments. A few weeks ago, a negative (and anonymous) remark came from a...
