I’m up late. Really late. I’ve opened my last bottle of wine. I’ve grabbed my bag of truffles. It’s after midnight. I’m up late. Why? Because I’m forty years old, and I’m transitioning to a completely new phase of my life. I’m leaving behind old and welcoming in new, and it is mostly lovely and…
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The Key to Enlightenment (You Already Have It)
Enlightenment: to understand. To see things for what they are. To see the path unfolding. All of this just means that you are living the life of your dreams, whatever those dreams may be. To hold the key to enlightenment is to be living that life. A fundamental belief I hold that allows me to…
The Most Important Day of My Life: I Lost Everything
I am involved in a 500 words a day challenge with a group led by a writer I admire, Jeff Goins. He recently wrote a book I am listening to called Real Artists Don’t Starve. I am a firm believer in this concept, so I bought the book, and so far, so good. So when…
Hubris and Humility: Save Me From Myself
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Quite often, in an effort to help, we end up hurting. Hubris and humility are the two sides of the road we find ourselves on when we are seeking to change the world. A few years ago, France passed a law banning women from wearing the hijab. The liberal, liberated…