A career is a precious thing. And those times when I’ve been inspired to go beyond the duties, responsibilities, and orders – those times when I’ve been more concerned about doing the right thing than “meeting expectations” – those are the times when I most honored the gift of my career, and claimed ownership of it.
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Why would any of us – descendants of immigrants ourselves – want to deny others the same opportunities we and our ancestors had?
photo of a schooner in Bellingham Bay by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Real friends…
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Ahem. Note to self:
Just curious… 🙂
photo of cannon at Fort Ticonderoga by Karen Molenaar Terrell
There ain’t no midi-chlorians here… 🙂
photo of Mount McKinley by Karen Molenaar Terrell
You are not worthless…
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
So then he says to her, he says, Oh yeah? Well, your flock is responsible for the Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials, and the Spanish Inquisition. And then she says, she says, Well, YOUR flock has Pol Pot and Stalin in it! And then they both accuse the other one of Hitler, and then they both alls of a sudden notice me sitting there, eating my clam, minding my own business,see? And they wanna know which flock I’m in, and I tells ’em, I tells ’em,all serious-like, I no longer feel the need to defend or explain any one else’s behavior or words, for I am my own flock. And I make sure to roll the “r” in “for”because that’s, like, really classy, right?…
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Trying to change the moment into something more comfortable instead of just accepting it for what it is… is really a waste of energy, ain’t it? … Of course, if you’re sitting on a tack or something you might want to remove it, but still…
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Who do you think you are NOT to use your gifts and talents?
photo by Karen Molenaar Terrell
Adventures of the Madcap Christian Scientist 