Tag: best

  • Favorite Blog Posts

    Some posts are head and shoulders above the rest. They’re the ones I’m most proud of, and they’re the reason I do this.

  • “Don’t Stop Until You’re Proud.”

    There’s a certain beauty in doing our best.

  • Deepest, Tallest, Longest, Highest

    What is this fascination that we have with record-breaking things?

  • Oh, Happy Day!

    One of my favorite sayings is that a fish doesn’t realize it’s in water until it jumps out of it. I can totally relate to that. I just jumped out of something myself. Epic revelation! I just got some really, really, really good news, which unfortunately I can’t share with you, dear readers. Just think…

  • On Leading Horses to Water

    I have this unique gift. I know what’s best for everybody except, perhaps, myself. At least, that’s the reality I choose to live in much of the time. It’s really easy to look at people’s lives from the outside and come up with quick and easy solutions for them, isn’t it? The real challenge is…

  • Assuming the Worst

    When I was 11 years old, I brought some candy to school. They were those little, sugary mints that most kids have seen a million times. My best friend back then was kind of gullible, though, so when she asked me what it was, I told her it was drugs. I thought it was kind…

  • How Delicious It Is to Feed Your Ego

    There’s nothing more satisfying than doing something you’re really good at. That feeling when everything falls into place. That sense of being in the zone. It’s almost like you have a calling. For a brief shining moment, you are superhuman. Whether we know it or not, we all have a talent. If you think you…

  • The Best of The View from a Drawbridge

    I cannot believe it, but today is the one year anniversary of my blog! What a ride this has been. I’ve managed to post an entry every single day for an entire year. I would have never guessed I’d have this much to talk about. By writing this much I’ve learned a great deal as…