by Steve Spillman | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
I noticed. Parked in a lot I used a decade before, I stared near an office where I served years prior to my illness. I watched a rabbit as she leaned her head in search of breakfast. I noticed her head jerk down, then upward quickly. She allowed her ears to stand...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or Here. A friend or family member has departed—to war, to work, to sickness, to death, to a choice of leaving, to seek happiness in various...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
In his book The Night-Side, Floyd Skloot defines a purpose for his words. Notice Skloot’s honesty: “This book is a meditation forwards and backwards over the losses and gains that accompany long-term illness. Some of its pieces follow one another like chapters in a...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or at: BUY PAUSE When our schedules are interrupted or delayed or completely stopped, we can choose to enjoy every moment. As we...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
– Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or at: www.chrismaxwell.me/books/pause Take a moment to think. To rethink. To revisit your past. To refuse to let previous pains control...
by Steve Spillman | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Pause: Breathing – Today’s blog is from the book Pause: The Secret to a Better Life, One Word at a Time. Pick up your copy on Amazon or at: www.chrismaxwell.me/books/pause We can choose to pause. A glance out the window instead of rushing to the computer. A walk...
