Begin Yesterday I wondered about What it means to be wise? I’m still wondering. . . . I’ve been wondering about that most of my life. “I came to this city a brave and broken girl, determined to … [Read more...]

Be the Teacher Listening. We all want to be heard. It’s often a gift to listen when someone needs to talk. But not always . . . Sometimes we talk just to know that we’re here. Sometimes we rattle … [Read more...]

With Your Head, with Your Heart, in the Dark Nights This is the story of a brilliant, shy man I know. We were joined by a mutual friend who is so dear to each of us. At the time that this story … [Read more...]

Peer Pressure for Adults Authenticity. It’s not easy to be authentic. I wonder whether anyone can. Maybe it’s a self-actualizing quest. Maybe it’s a journey, not a destination. Yet. An authentic … [Read more...]

Alone I sit back in my chair, exhausted. I stare. Silence is all around me. It’s a fine, harmonious sound. It’s broad and clear. I can hear myself. I can hear myself thinking. A cell phone … [Read more...]

We Make Our Reality It’s only sensible that we make our reality. What we perceive comes through the filter of what we have experienced before. When I used go home to visit my family for … [Read more...]

Say “Thank You” Something goes right or something goes wrong. Someone says something about it. That something is a compliment or an apology. Oh. Compliments and apologies are so . . . um, er . . . … [Read more...]

That Awful, Beautiful Portrait When I graduated from high school, it was tradition to have photos taken for the school yearbook. A professional photographer was brought in, and appointments were … [Read more...]

Life-long learner — we no longer have a choice about that. I came to write, I had learn to code a link. I bought a phone. I had to learn to program it. Every thing has learning expectations built … [Read more...]

The Universe Will Not Be Thwarted Once upon a time, I had the coolest job in the world. I worked with the most incredible people. They were smart and their hearts were in it. No one was looking … [Read more...]