The Things They Carry…
Sometimes I’m surprised at what tilts the scales toward grieving. Earlier last year I received news that a co-worker of mine “separated from employment” and I felt such a loss.…
Category: Thinking Out Loud
Healthy Habits
My last post was about carrots. Not the vegetable, but the concept. This week I want to celebrate finishing something: labels in the studio! And while I was at it,…
Living with Loss
I just finished reading “All the Light we Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr and already I am missing the characters. The novel takes place during WWII in a small walled…
Radical Change
“Taking a vacation from (twelve step) meetings is like giving your plants a break by not watering them.” Anonymous friend I could say the same about writing. And yet, during…
Keeping the Light On.
Photo: Reuters/Lisi Niesner Have you ever been wrestling with demons in the darkness only to discover, when the light comes on, that the demons are not who you thought they…
The Messy Path of Awakening
It’s the last day of January and I have no New Year’s Resolutions. In my journey to find a new boss, I’m moving away from the idea of generally impossible…
A Symbol of Movement
I was reminded this week of the mobius strip that I wrote about here. Only this time, instead of focusing on the inner/outer nature of the strip, I have been…
Under New Management
I fired my boss. She was all about long to-do lists and unrealistic expectations regarding the time needed to fulfill those lists. She fed on more and better and I…
Stella Sunday Afternoons 