The bay is melting. Suddenly there is water again, deep blue out past the slushy ice of the shore. The sun persists, the roads are […]
Nothing to decide
Now is not the time to make a big decision. Or so my informal tarot reading said a couple of weeks back. Pulling cards from […]
Endings are hard
My friend and coworker had his last day at the company today after a decade (to the day) of service. It was an emotional day […]
A weird lesson I learned from Maya Angelou
A story I recalled to a friend tonight: I read Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings in high school. There’s a part […]
Boxing Day
It’s Boxing Day, though I never take it literally. The Christmas decor will most likely stay up until New Year’s unless I encounter a strange […]
Harden the Egg
“The same boiling water that softens the potato will harden the egg.” I came across this saying this week. When I googled it now the […]
Weekly Lessons
My brain has been caught up in work lately, and I look forward to some slower holiday time, here are a few brief lessons on […]
Trust Giver
This question resurfaced for me from two different sources this week, a sign enough to pay it some attention: are you a trust giver or […]
Yellow Lights
I had a mentor tell me once to listen to my intuition, especially while I was learning or encountering situations new to me. That when […]
Questions to Ask Yourself
A non-exhaustive list of self-reflective questions I try to employ at work when I’m feeling stressed, frustrated, defensive, sad, or generally any of the “ugh” […]