Dear Happy Asses, Coddiwompling—traveling with purpose toward an unknown destination—is a profound approach to life, emphasizing journey over destination. Let’s use it in a sentence, shall we!!! Karen Key Smith has decided to do the most coddiwampling possible in this 4th quarter of her life!!! Most of you who know me are aware that I … Continue reading Becoming an Ace Coddiwampler
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A Most Unreasonable Life
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”— George Bernard Shaw And I read that and thought… yes. That’s it. Because no one ever changed the game by being reasonable. I am reading the book … Continue reading A Most Unreasonable Life
Lessons From The Inside
Dear Happy Asses, “I went behind barbed wire to share love… and walked out with more love than I brought.”— Karen Key Smith Big Love Behind Barbed Wire This one is a little different, because the lessons from the inside really do come from the inside. The inside is barbed-wire fences, limited movement, guards, and little contact … Continue reading Lessons From The Inside
Stop Judging From a Distance and Start Loving Up Close
Dear Happy Asses, I have a core memory as a little girl watching Johnny Carson and other late-night shows, hearing comedians slam Jersey — especially Newark. There was always an emphasis on how opposite they were from us folks in the South. Not just the accent, but the idea that courteousness somehow didn’t live there. … Continue reading Stop Judging From a Distance and Start Loving Up Close