I’m One of the Lucky Ones Around this time a year ago, I posted a blog titled “Confessions of a Holiday Volunteer Junkie.” I asked myself what my desire to volunteer during the holidays was really about?…
Here I am, learning to be perfect! “The opposite of joy is not sadness. It’s perfectionism.” That’s what Susie Rinehart, author of Fierce Joy said to me today when I interviewed her for my upcoming podcast season. I know all about perfectionism….
A “Me-Too” Coffee Shop in the Republic of Georgia I face stiff competition. And I’m very competitive. It’s taken me to where I am today, and I want to keep getting the most from my competitors. I…
Researching Material for our Upcoming Novel Deadlines. We all make them. We all sometimes miss them. We all need them. And many of us dread them. What’s worse, deadlines are relentless. The more successful I am, the more they pile up around me. As…
My Family of Origin Years ago, Ed and I were at a Thanksgiving dinner with six other couples in the home of close friends. We lived far away from any of our blood relatives and were pleased to be invited for the holiday. Our host…
In January 2018, I had the pleasure of speaking with Donna Carol Voss, in her own words, “a Berkeley grad, a former pagan, a Mormon on purpose, and an original thinker on twenty-first-century living.” She hosts “Nothing to Apologize For,” a show where she makes no apologies for talking about…