With any creative endeavor, whether it is organizing your home, crafting something beautiful, writing a book, or even our own personal growth, there is always a messy middle. Amid the raw material in our hearts or in our hands, if we can imagine and keep building, step by step, word by word, action by action, … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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It is hard to believe it has been twenty-two years since the 9/11 attacks. Those of us old enough to remember, all seem to recall where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news. I was taking a walk with my husband, an airline pilot who was not flying that day. … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
Some minimal updates: There is a lot "in the works" for fall which I will share as it gets closer. In the meantime, here is some other news: I will be interviewed tomorrow for the podcast Overcoming Writer's Block. I can't wait! I was interviewed for a September episode of this wonderful podcast: I will … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
Seeing two of my daughters who are also mothers pursue their career and creative goals while simultaneously being nearly full-time parents reminds me of how complex life can be. Children are apt to thrive when their needs are met, like routine, consistency, sleep, love, fun, presence, being heard and seen, freedom, limits, and good nutrition. … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
Instead of a singular New Year's resolution, many people choose a personal guiding word. This word names their intentions for the year in a holistic way. The word choices are endless, and as my birthday nears, I have decided that discipline will be my anchoring word for the next year of my life. Discipline comes … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I've heard it said that life is half good and half bad, and of course this is an oversimplification. We are having wildly different experiences, different size pieces of the good-bad pie. The good/bad ratio can even change drastically within one person's lifetime. I guess the point of the half good/half bad theory is to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I have just finished reading The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks. It is not the first time I've read this book, but it is the first time I can truly say it feels like Hendrick's theory will stick. His theory is this: We all … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
My memoir is "in production" as the publishers say, which means it is well past time for me to wake up to the fact that This Is Really Happening. In fact, it is ahead of schedule now and due to be published on March 21st, just three weeks away! So without further ado, here is … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
We are just six days away from the new year and many of us are thinking about new goals, old habits, and what we want 2023 to look like. The fact that next year will bring plenty that I have no control over, is reason enough to do my best at what I can control. … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I must admit, in light of Elon Musk's recent shenanigans, I was happy to have the perfect excuse to ditch Twitter. It's not as though I really needed an excuse, but until the quit-twitter bandwagon, I had been letting inertia keep me there. I was an inactive user (wait, is that an oximoron?) I had … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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