Courage - Tricia Lott Williford

Arguing with the Ones Who Bring the Daisies

by Tricia Lott Williford | Oct 9, 2020 | Courage, On My Mind, Think Like An Artist, TLW, What Not To Say

“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?” ~ Anne Lamott I wrote a piece last week that got chewed to bits on the interwebs. Chewed. To. Bits. I mean, not by everyone. Probably...

Juggling the Glass and the Plastic

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 24, 2020 | Courage, My Family, On My Mind, Parenting, You Can Do This

I read recently about an interview with author Nora Roberts, where someone asked her how to balance writing and kids. (Anything of this specific genre grabs my attention faster than a barista calling out the cup with my name on it.) She said the key to juggling is to...

“I’ve Seen Better Legs on a Table”

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 22, 2020 | Courage, On My Mind, Peter, Video, You Can Do This

I am forty-one years old. That happened this summer. I am solid in my emotional convictions about birthdays (love them) but also odd numbers (hate them), but forty-one seems to be here for a while longer, and we are becoming friends. Since I am the age that I am, I...

Raindrops, Bicycle Gears, and Morrie

by Tricia Lott Williford | Sep 21, 2020 | Courage, Deep Sadness, On My Mind, Parenting, Quotables, You Can Do This

Three things have happened, and they are sorting themselves into the same space of my mind, as if they belong there together. First, I sat outside during a summer evening rain shower. The tasks of the day were finished, we were in the after-dinner space of each doing...

“… but I don’t know what to say.”

by Tricia Lott Williford | Jun 5, 2020 | Courage, Deep Sadness, Leadership, Parenting

When my family goes away for a bit, things fall to pieces. When we got on the cruise ship in March, it was still safe to travel. When we got off the ship, the pandemic had hit, and we barely made it home. Everything had changed. Schools were closing, small...

Front Lines and Finish Lines

by Tricia Lott Williford | May 18, 2020 | Courage, My Family, Parenting, School Daze, You Can Do This

This is the final week of distance learning, a household term that nobody knew three months ago. This week, we go to the school to pick up what was left behind in their lockers in the Great Middle School Rapture of March 2020. One of the parents commented on the...