Five-year plans are a bad idea.
I’m a huge planner. I love sitting down to a blank page to dream up scenarios and make lists. I plan my week ahead. At the end of the year,…
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January 15, 2020
Too little, too late.
How many hot cups of coffee do I have left to savor? How many books will I be able to read? How many gorgeous winter sunrises do I have left…
January 9, 2020
Journaling expands your life.
I was having a conversation with a friend this past weekend. I love talking about ideas; it’s a way to clarify thoughts I have in my head, to test them…
January 7, 2020
On getting a personal trainer.
Today I went to the gym and had a session with a personal trainer. He showed me how to improve my squat form, made me realize that my lower core…
January 6, 2020
It’s okay.
I've been thinking about acceptance. How, in difficult situations, my tendency is to fight the difficulty, to reject it. Like I'm saying to the experience, "this is not okay". But…
January 6, 2020
Good Taste.
Probably everyone thinks they have good taste. Most people would describe themselves as kind, generous, thoughtful and reasonably intelligent. These aren’t objective measurements. But you might look at someone and…
January 3, 2020
Dress Like You’re in Love with Life
When I was a teenager, I was fearless. Insecure and a bit of an idiot, but fearless. Isn’t that true of most teenagers? Isn’t that why it can be dangerous…
January 2, 2020
Happy 2020.
Have you made goals or resolutions? Ones that make your heart sing? Or ones that you think you "should" do, not out of any great love, but because of other…
January 2, 2020