Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I opened a drawer in my desk the other day and it got stuck. It was jammed. I had been throwing things in it for the past year without much thought. The jam was fate telling me "enough was enough." I needed to start cleaning house. No better time than the present. I pulled out... Continue Reading →
I put down my pen and take a deep breath. I tried my hardest. I take a moment and look around. I can’t help but wonder if my best was good enough. Did I meet expectations? I think about the people who will be judging me. How will they grade me? I try to read... Continue Reading →
The world can be a crazy place. Sometimes it helps to step back and list a few of the things you’re grateful for. I’m making it a habit each week to list three blessings. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, September 21-27. What I'm grateful for: —Learning new things. I took an online course... Continue Reading →
My week started on an ominous note. I took a walk early on Monday. A good habit, right? That's what I thought, until out of nowhere, a black cat crossed my path. Every culture is different, but in Western cultures, black cats are often associated with bad luck. In some other places in the world,... Continue Reading →
In the classic 1995 movie, Heat, master criminal Neil McCauley, played by Robert De Niro is having a bad day. He tries to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last heist before retiring. He’s an outlaw with morals. Al Pacino's LA Detective Vincent Hanna is onto him. He... Continue Reading →
(I originally ran this story in September 2017.) I shake my head some days. I grew up in a rural farming community where small, simple church steeples outnumbered taverns and watering holes and you had to drive 30 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store. Each small village had a post office and maybe... Continue Reading →
I have questions. We're watching a spy thriller on TV. I have questions about what's coming next. I want to know where the spy is going on a dimly lit road. I want to know who he's meeting up with and what they're whispering to each other. I'll grab the remote control and stop the... Continue Reading →
The world can be a crazy place. Sometimes it helps to step back and list a few of the things you’re grateful for. I’m making it a habit each week to list three blessings. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, September 14-20. What I'm grateful for: —Brum, brum. A car that starts in the... Continue Reading →
This past June, I was driving late one evening. My mother had a bad fall and was recovering near her home in a rehab hospital. We had visited with her and I was driving home. I was tired. I hadn't had much time in front of the laptop. I had a million thoughts racing through... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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