The Update. Here's my midlife reawakening email to all my friends! I’m posting it on my blog, because... yeah, who wants to get this lengthy piece in an email, amiright? I'm just trying to do my due diligence updating everyone. I usually start by apologizing for the mass email, but you know-I’m one person … Continue reading A Personal Update for My Friends – The Newsletter
A little experiment. Try these five simple things today. It’s part of what I do daily to stay in good spirits. Walk around your neighborhood. This takes me 10 minutes each time. 5 minutes out, 5 minutes back. Quiet walk. Early in the morning and/or before your evening meal.Listen to music in your car. Do … Continue reading Five Things to Try – Secrets I Do Daily to Stay On Point
To be a good writer, you must read a lot. This has always been one of the biggest lies told to me about writing. I’ve always hated this line because it’s said by almost everyone in writing and its only purpose is to make you feel bad about not being a reader. To me, it’s … Continue reading Three Lies About Writing
Everyone wants to matter. I don’t care how you slice it, at the end of the day, every human being seeks to matter to someone else, to several others, to the world. We all want recognition for living, for existing, for just being ourselves. And no, not everyone wants to be famous. But everyone wants … Continue reading Mattering, Life Skills
This is one of those exercises everyone should do once in a while. Write down what you like about people that you meet and write down things you don’t like about people. You’ll see a pattern and inevitably, learn a lot about who you are in the process. Here's my take on things I don't … Continue reading The Kind Of People I Don’t Like
Creative Simplicity 