by PJColando | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Writing requires judicious revision, a truism that used to alarm the novel novelist that was me. No more. I’m more assured in my skills. Writing can effortful, not glib, for some, though seldom for me. It requires accountability: to be purposeful and precise,...
by PJColando | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
I moved numerous times as a child and young adult. Not because my family was military or one step ahead of the law, but because in small-town-and-rural Indiana, that was how to excel. My dad was a school administrator and, to achieve a higher salary as his family...
by PJColando | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
I let my California speech-language pathology license lapse. I am a practicing SLP no more. I retain my lifetime credential to work in the public schools. Any state. I am ASHA-certified, a coveted process that proclaimed to be prohibitively difficult, but a cinch for...
by PJColando | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you recall a requisite of fourth grade English, the one to build a list of dead words to never use? My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, a svelte, distinguished woman who always wore black, instilled the notion in me. Very posh for small town Indiana, she was the wife of the...
by PJColando | Feb 13, 2018 | blog post, Purpose
If I asked you to name all the things you love, how long would it take you to name yourself? Let’s get to work to fill that gap. Promise yourself: To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every...
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