Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
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 →
(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 →
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 →
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 7-13. What I'm grateful for: —Plain talk. People who talk in plain simple... Continue Reading →
Smiles. Laughter. We need more of both in this world. Here's some things that have lifted my spirits in recent weeks. —The English language is crazy. Can it get any crazier? We have a simple way of greeting others: Hello. But for some reason that's not enough. We needed to make it more complicated. We've... 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, August 31 - September 6. What I'm grateful for: —Get up and move! I... 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, August 24-30. What I'm grateful for: —Putting your all into it. Whether you're working... Continue Reading →
Last week, I met up with an old friend. We haven't seen each other in 45 years. Oh, we've crossed paths at the movie theater several times over the years. But, we haven't had a chance to sit down and connect over a soda or coffee since the early 80s. Sure enough, we picked up... 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, August 17-23. What I'm grateful for: —Laugh and the world laughs with you. Sharing... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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