The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen

by | Oct 1, 2014 | Purpose

“Not I,” said the ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___. So the little Red Hen did, not equivocally wishy-washy or vacantly wishing is she. She did, does the work. By and for the quest. Little Red rousts effort and energy. She endeavors always, with objectives; she...
Benefits of a Book

Benefits of a Book

by | Aug 11, 2014 | Purpose

For three years I’ve been writing a book, a novel activity for me –       I highly recommend it. The title, STASHES, came from the Lord above, I swear. It just infused, floated into mind, with narrative arcs imagined, bit by bit over time. The prompts and...
Words and music

Words and music

by | Jul 28, 2014 | In the Pink, Purpose

U2! We attended a U2 tribute band concert yesterday:  note-for-note, phrase-for-phrase exuberance. I recovered the muse. Music does that to me. You, too? Rock music unleashes the laces that bind us to commoners’ propriety, routine, and decorum. To rules embedded...
Campaign

Campaign

by | Jul 7, 2014 | Purpose

I have been on a personal campaign, a vigorous solo force to recruit young men and women into the fold of speech-language pathology, the core of a legion of fixers of communication. Yeah, we all know about the role of psychologists and marriage-family-child...

The VUCA is FUBAR

by | Jun 18, 2014 | Purpose

What? Sounds like dialogue from Star Trek or Star Wars, doesn’t it, but these are acronyms straight from the USA. It’s political initial talk/double speak – do you recognize, understand, or think it’s true? Email me at ladytalk@sbcglobal.net. I...