MY WEEKLY BLOG HERE COMES THE JUDGE Some years ago, I was hiking in Ojai, California, when I came upon a crashing waterfall. It pounded against a scattering of boulders that had been polished over time into smooth surfaces. Bright green moss grew between the rocks and...

MY WEEKLY BLOG TO TELL THE TRUTH Part of my writing career is editing manuscripts. I’m what they call “a book doctor.” I read a manuscript, evaluate it and decide whatworks and what doesn't. I’ve done it a lot, I’m accustomed to determining the chapters are in...

MY WEEKLY BLOG HURRY UP! A few days ago, I suffered through a full hour of repetitive digital music (if you could call it that) while I was on hold with AT&T. Like a recurring nightmare, I got switched from person to person four times, retelling my story to each...

MY WEEKLY BLOG I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELF If someone claims to know you better than you know yourself,run, don’t walk, to the nearest exit. Some years back, I met with a so-called spiritual teacher who was looking for a ghostwriter. I asked her what her...

MY WEEKLY BLOG Shhh – DON'T TELL   A woman walked into my house some years ago and sat on mycouch. She was blond and slim, you could say she was a small woman, but her stature was the only part of her that was small. She was holding a manuscript she had written that...

MY WEEKLY BLOG Do You Like Me? When we look for approval, it’s like a drug. We think we need it, it becomes addictive and we lose a part of ourselves as we search forit everywhere. And then, when we get it, we don't really trust it. It’s a never ending cycle. I...