You’ve just poured your heart and soul into writing a book. You got to the computer every day, you suffered your inner critic nagging in your ear and you finished what you started. Seeing the completed manuscript is exciting and satisfying – until you start sendingit...

                  The Agony of Paradise                         God hides the fires of hell within Paradise.                                                 —  Paul Coelho           Things rarely play out the way we expect or want them to, or the way we imagine them....

I don't want what I used to want. I’m glad about that. When my writing career was at its peak, book deals, large advances and making the bestseller lists were very important to me. When I worked on a celebrity memoir, (the bigger the celebrity, the more complicated...

Have you noticed how hard it is to get things done lately? Whether you’re calling a plumber, waiting for a doctor to return a call, trying to contact a lawyer or asking for tax documents, it’s unusual to get a response. A lawyer might answer when you’re paying for...

Life is often complicated and frightening for a lot of us. More so since we’re experiencing a three year pandemic that is still confusing and challenging. As we look for patience and courage to get through a day, guidance from the late spiritual teacher/psychologist...