by Linden Gross | Mar 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’ve said it before. We writers are too often filled with regret and self-recrimination. Over the years, I’ve developed expertise in both. Maybe that’s why Ellis’ song “Right on Time” makes me want to cry every time I hear it. As I...
by Linden Gross | Mar 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
I can’t remember ever feeling so physically tired or emotionally spent. Neither can I remember ever feeling so fulfilled. I recently participated in Challenge Day, which non-profit organization Younity (formerly Serendipity West) brings to Central Oregon every...
by Linden Gross | Mar 7, 2014 | Lessons From my Dogs, Uncategorized
My pack knows how to share. Occasionally one dog attempts to steal an inappropriate nibble from another’s bowl, but they mostly head to their spots and wait for whatever treat is coming their way. When I offer a pan with meat drippings or even a post-dinner plate or...
by Linden Gross | Jan 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we’re compelled to do the one thing we swore we would never do. When I accepted the position of Website Chair on the board of the Network of Entrepreneurial Women, a non-profit organization in Bend, I was assured that the website had recently been...
by Linden Gross | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but this year is the exception. I’ve resolved to bring more fun and more joy into my life. In thinking about this 2014 kickoff blog post, I realized that incorporating those two elements into one’s...
by Linden Gross | Nov 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fifty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I still remember the day, even though I was only 6. We were living in Rio de Janiero. My parents held each other and cried as they listened to the news. I didn’t understand much of what was...
