Why exclamation marks are not your friend.

Originally posted on Message and Muse:
I’ll let you in on a little secret. One of the biggest giveaways that a client has written their own copy, without hiring a copywriter, is the over-use of exclamation marks. The world’s most over-used punctuation mark has a lot to answer for. In a fraction of a second, it has the power to turn even the most delicately… Continue reading Why exclamation marks are not your friend.

“There’s no way on God’s green earth that I’m going to let this calf die without fighting for him.”

i had to share this, even the photo is magical don’t you think? Three weeks ago, Kitty Martin took in a calf in desperate need of some tender love and care.   “He should have been dead three times over…”    When Very Best of Virginia spoke with Kitty by phone Wednesday, the retired truck driver turned animal rescuer was busy feeding her latest arrival at the Selah … Continue reading “There’s no way on God’s green earth that I’m going to let this calf die without fighting for him.”

The Power of Now

Enlightenment – what is that? A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. “Spare some change?” mumbled the beggar, mechanically holding out his old baseball cap. “I have nothing to give you,” said the stranger. Then he asked: “What’s that you are sitting on?” “Nothing,” replied the beggar. “Just an old box. … Continue reading The Power of Now