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I’m Writing This Blog To Get Ahead

I’m Writing This Blog To Get Ahead

How often do we want more freedom from our weekly routine?   I’m writing this blog because I’m tired of having to write a blog each week in order to have a “weekly blog”.  I want the freedom to write a blog if I feel like it, instead of feeling that...
Doing Our Imperfect Best in Times Like These

Doing Our Imperfect Best in Times Like These

Things change.  Problems that we think are insurmountable get solved.  Ten years ago, standing up in front of an audience was the last thing I wanted to do.  Back then, I was resigned to making do with a speech impediment I was ashamed of.  It never occurred to me...
Do You Ever Play This Trick On Yourself?

Do You Ever Play This Trick On Yourself?

Since we were kids we’ve been told to “Just Wait.” We’ve been told to “Just Wait,” for a chocolate chip cookie, for a new toy we desperately want, for summer vacation to come.   Now, sometimes it’s important to just wait: For the light to turn green. For the corn...
You Are Not Alone Being Human

You Are Not Alone Being Human

I often find myself feeling all alone in the mistakes I make, in what I perceive as my imperfections and flaws, in my countless worries, in my inefficiencies, in the dreams that seem to take too long to accomplish, in my failings, in my fears of mortality. I’m not a...
Happiness Is Like a Pit Bull Named Max

Happiness Is Like a Pit Bull Named Max

Everything I’m about to say is cheesy, too-sweet-cotton-candy and otherwise mindless fluff-stuff. At least, that’s what I would have thought back when I was accustomed to living from my unhappy place. The only reason I’m able to even contemplate writing...