I need to learn to give up books I don’t like. It’s a Gretchen Rubin lesson: don’t finish a bad book. It will only slow your reading down and keep you from the good stuff.
Give All My Secrets Away
I was thinking about secrets last night. About how I don’t have any. Not on purpose, anyway. Not like I used to.
The Blessing of Busy Days
There is simply a lot to do. A lot of urgent things. A lot of important things. And a good many that are both urgent and important.
I’m Tired and It’s Not The End of the World
Being tired is not the end of the world. The day still happens. I’ll most likely sleep better tonight. Today, I will not complain about it. Much. Not more than I already have, that is. Why give a bad night’s rest more power than it needs? Why not get out of bed and try the day anyway?
Hello, My Writing Ambition
It’s time I get brave with writing. It’s time I show up for it. I’m ready to move forward and see what happens when I take this ambition seriously. Let’s see what happens when writing is my fucking job.
Airport Gratitude List
A travel day, today, running on airplane sleep and pain medication residue. I am exhausted waiting for my connecting flight at DFW and would be […]
In Maui, Pt II
We leave Maui today. After nine nights with my family in Kihei we’re headed out on a red-eye tonight and, with luck, I’ll be rolling […]
When You Don’t Know What To Do, Go Outside
When I was fourteen I had a hard thing to say and didn’t know how to say it.
Make Up Your Own Bedtime Story
Before I wrote any stories down, I unfolded them scene by scene in my head. Stories were always more like movies to me; I had the pictures of what they should be long before I’d have the words. Today this still feels true.
Don’t Let Clothes Hurt Your Feelings
I was reminded of one of my mom’s many life lessons: don’t look at the size, wear clothes that fit.