Snap Out of It

Snap Out of It

I try to be kind to myself when I’m dwelling on something emotional that I can’t seem to chase away. You know the feeling, when you keep repeating something over and over in your brain, it keeps hurting you, and you can’t make it stop. It’s like getting a...
READ THE F—ING MANUAL

READ THE F—ING MANUAL

I’ve lived in my current home for more than a couple of decades and I’ve always voted at the same polling place that’s around the corner from my house. It feels familiar as I take the short drive there whenever there’s an election and I see the same volunteers and...
READ THE F—ING MANUAL

READ THE F—ING MANUAL

I’ve lived in my current home for more than a couple of decades and I’ve always voted at the same polling place that’s around the corner from my house. It feels familiar as I take the short drive there whenever there’s an election and I see the...
THE MIND: FRIEND OR FOE?

THE MIND: FRIEND OR FOE?

Your mind can be a powerful and splendid ally. It can be a motivator, a meticulous planner and a supreme puzzle solver. It can open you up to magical worlds and beauty you never imagined, but it’s not necessarily your friend. Bestselling author and writing...
Reliving the Past

Reliving the Past

I had a rare opportunity yesterday to meet with a woman I hadn’t seen for fifty years. That sounds like a lifetime and in some cases it is. But when I saw Robin after such a long time, she was the same vivacious, vital person she had been in her teens, when we were in...