Namely Marly

Posts Tagged ‘courage’

My Left Hand

About a year ago I started an experiment. I began writing with my left hand. I started this on a Friday morning on another one of our long treks to North Dakota. When you have a 13-hour drive ahead of you, it's no telling what you'll do to entertain yourself! You can see the results in this picture; it was …

From Barry to Barack

If you doubt the impact that changing a name can have on a life, consider Barack Obama. Yes, it’s true that his given name at birth was Barack. So how, you may ask, did he change his name? When he was a child everyone referred to him as Barry, the same derivative of Barack that his father chose. …

Names & Pink Bunny Suits

If someone gives you a sweater that you don’t like, do you wear it? This is the time of year for receiving gifts and some of these we wouldn’t necessarily buy for ourselves - whether it’s a sweater, a tie, or some god-awful perfume you wouldn’t put on your dog. You might wear the sweater once or twice in honor …

Facing Fear

For years I lived a secret life. There was a side of me that I purposely did not share with the people who had known me for years. My secret life didn’t seem like a big deal at the beginning, but over time it grew unmanageable – until finally I had no choice but to confess and come clean. The …