Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda

There are three big mountains in the range of regret….shoulda, coulda and woulda.

Fortunately, we don’t have to climb those mountains anymore and fall into their valleys.

They lead to the land of discouragement, disillusionment and fear.

Nothing can be done about our past, we don’t live there anymore and it doesn’t matter what others think of it.

Let’s unpack that old climbing gear and repack with new gear and head for a different mountain range…wanna, canna, gonna.

I wanna climb this mountain.

I can climb that mountain.

I am gonna climb it and find out what’s at the top!

Trade in the shoulda, coulda, wouldas for a ‘good on me’!

Find Your Style

We constantly have voices from our past telling us, reminding us, persuading us who we should be, what we should say, how we need to write.

Back in ye old English class, we learned all the correct phraseology, when to use this word and that comma, and don’t use contractions, it’s not formal, etc., etc., etc.

BUT as we adult on in life, we develop our own style to something that fits our personality, our family, our peoples.

I have to fight against those voices everytime I put hand to keyboard.

…what I should, how I should, would Mrs. Bach, my senior composition teacher, like me to write, vs what I want to convey.

My original goals for this blog were:

…be myself

…encourage people

…bring something good and uplifting

…cause people to think

…don’t sound religious

…don’t write like an English major

…not too many words

That’s my style so far.

What’s yours?