Companioning the Self
Some days when I wakeSadness walks byleaving a trail of tears. Her best friendfollows behindgathering the tears. They make a pair,the one who weeps,the one who waits as long as…
Tag: Transformation
Two Gardens
On my second visit to the ER in one day, I encountered the grumpy admitting nurse. Everything she did had a rough edge to it, from setting up the heart…
An Analog Life
Cal Newport saved my life. Actually, he invited me to save my own life. I first met Cal in his book “Deep Work” which excited me about reimagining work, even…
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 