by Leanne Kinney | Mar 7, 2013 | Analogies for Experience, Learning from Life
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” – Peter T. McIntyre Once upon a time I was a daredevil. I was doing things that made my mom laugh (and probably scared her half to death) long before I can remember. ...
by Leanne Kinney | Feb 25, 2013 | Analogies for Experience, Learning from Life
Prologue: I wrote the text of this blog a while back, almost 3 years ago, in fact. Yes, sometimes I recycle stuff I wrote before, and I updated this material to publish a couple of weeks back. In one of those bizarre turns of events that can only make me think that...
by Leanne Kinney | Feb 19, 2013 | Learning from Life
When I was just shy of thirty, I started my own garden service business. I did it against my parents’ advice, which is not my habit. My dad owned a business when I was a child, and those six years took a huge toll on his health and our finances. Before I was in...
by Leanne Kinney | Feb 14, 2013 | Holiday, Learning from Life
It’s Valentine’s Day with your sweetie, and you’re posting it all over Facebook and Twitter. Part of me wants to tell you where you can stick your roses and your overpriced dinner, but that would only annoy you and make me look more pathetic. Let’s not be...
by Leanne Kinney | Feb 12, 2013 | Analogies for Experience, Learning from Life
Last week I read a remarkable story. My friend Valerie posted a picture on Facebook of her left hand. Her engagement ring was in the center of the picture with a gaping hole where the center diamond should be. My heart sank for her. I knew that diamonds are very...
by Leanne Kinney | Feb 8, 2013 | Analogies for Experience, Learning from Life
I love superheroes. I guess that everyone loves superheroes, but I love them more than most girls I know. Maybe it’s because my brother became a comic book aficionado in college, and whatever Jody loves, Jody shares with his baby sister. Maybe it’s because...
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