Twenty-Two   My brother Kenneth E. Smith had less than 90 days left in the Army when he was killed in Cambodia on May 15, 1970.   He was to be married in October.    His fiancé had her wedding dress already.  Although she was able to return it, the life she had planned never happened, a… Read More


Thank you to all veterans who serve our country.  My name is Emily Lindus. I am currently writing a book titled “Twenty-Two”. That was the age of my brother, Kenneth E. Smith, when he was killed in Cambodia: http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SmithKE01a.htm that is also the number of veterans that commit suicide every day. I am writing the stories of… Read More


“Just one minute while I answer this call.” Are you kidding me? PEOPLE. PEOPLE. PEOPLE. If you are going into an interview, leave your phone in your vehicle,  or turned off in your pocket or purse. At NO TIME EVER is it appropriate to look at or answer your phone during an interview. You think this is a silly message… Read More


Belief in limitation is the ONLY thing that limits you.  The law of floatation was not discovered by contemplating why things sink, but by contemplating why things float naturally and then intelligently asking why they did so. Where your focus goes, your energy flows.   Look at the situation “intelligently” (think without emotion) don’t force anything.  Where there… Read More


I’m too busy!  We hear it and think it all the time, and then we find ourselves watching YouTube or caught up in a thread of texts trying to think of which Emoji to use next, or watching mindless shows… It’s nice to get away 😉 Try to take 10, yes TEN minutes a day… Read More


Whatever you’re struggle is, never give up! Smoking, your weight, relationships, a job, just keep on working on it. Trust me, yesterday ended last night. 14 years ago I was struggling to open a jar or something silly like that, my two year old grandson said “never give up Grandma” To this day my husband… Read More


Follow me on an invigorating journey to success. I have lots of tools in my tool belts, (I’m a lady, of course I have more than one belt;). Though some may sound far-fetched, all of the personal experiences I’ll share with you are completely true. Forgive me if some of them are laced with sarcasm… Read More