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A Memory Failure

It is sometimes difficult to remember when you are living through a challenging situation that bad times pass eventually. Memory fails us when we need it to remind us that bad times are not a permanent thing. Good things will come to us if we keep going and do not give up. When you think…
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Happy Book Birthday!

Happy Book Birthday toWE WILL GET THEREthe first Perdido Key Novel by Lori O’Garareleased June 24, 2017 You get the Birthday Gift!Our top-selling novella ebooks are on sale for $.99for a limited time. The TwoThe Dark BeginningThe Extant (Lori’s Favorite!) These books are called compendium books. They have characters from O’Gara novels currently published and not published…
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Adding Sugar Makes Things Better

Have you ever tasted something and thought, “Gross, this needs some sugar.” Then you add sugar and it make the next bite sweeter. What if you could add a litte sugar to a bad attitude? “Here, open your mouth?” Just pour sugar into the person who’s attitude is a bit bitter and sweeten them right…
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Later Becomes Never

If you don’t believe me? Remember when you asked your mom if you could do some fun thing and she said “Later.” Then you wait and wait….then the thing never happens. You ask mom again and she says no. Just saying, “Oh I will do it later” is like saying, when I get to it.…
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Where are you going?

There are so many wonderful places to see. You are only limited by your imagination. Get out and go see what is around you. Do not live in fear inside walls. That is a sad way to exist. Travel, live, learn, love and experience all there is to life. Be brave and mindful of your…
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Words Matter

There are about a million words in the English language. We currently only use around eight hundred thousand words. We humans get stuck in comfort zones and stick to what we know. We do not, on a regular basis, push ourselves to learn new things, to use new methods, or to think new thoughts. Even…
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What do you want to hear?

Do you want to hear that everything is going back to normal soon when we all know that it will never be normal again? Do you want to hear we are all in the chaos together when we all feel so alone? Do you want to hear all lives matter when you should already know…
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How are you really?

Her: With all you have to accomplish in a day, how are you really? Me: I’m fine. Her: Really? How many of us answer the how are you question with, “Fine.” When chances are you like me are tired, hungry, happy, sad, or some other things other than “Fine.” How would our interactions go if…
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Summer Illusion

Looking out my window at the sunshine it is difficult to comprehend that much of the world is in chaos. Life is beautiful where I am. Not far is the shore with serene blue waves and sugar white sand. Heaven on earth. If I stop my thoughts there, close my eyes and breathe in the…
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Memory Serves Us

2020 has proven to be a year we will all want to forget. War, famine, pandemic, racism, brutality, wildfires…and the year is only five months in. There is more to come that is certian. The truth is that yes this year has been over eventful, but there have been other years like this. We tend…