I Don’t Wanna

I Don’t Wanna

  Sometimes I get a bad case of the “I don’t wannas.”  Yesterdaymorning, I was getting ready to go to a doctor’s appointment for a routine yearly checkup and I was dragging my feet. I wasn’t afraid of what they might find. I’m healthy and the chances of a problem were...
What’s Good? What’s Bad?

What’s Good? What’s Bad?

I once had a dream about a judge. He was dressed in a long black robe, sitting at his bench, his hand on his gavel. I was the only other person in the courtroom, playing and replaying mental scenarios that had occurred at different times in my life. When an image came...
Giving and Taking

Giving and Taking

  “No one has ever become poor fromgiving.” – – – Anne Frank I was in my car, on the way to the home of a prospective client to ghostwrite her memoir. I felt apprehensive. During the first meeting, things hadn’t gone smoothly. She had been withdrawn...
Hanging On By a Thread

Hanging On By a Thread

When I filled out my ballot for the 2024 primary election, I thought about the women who fought and suffered so I could do this important thing: vote. Because the politics are so egregious right now, it weighs exceptionally heavy on my heart to think that there are...
The Grace of Consistency

The Grace of Consistency

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes patience. Expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience. – – – TheDalai Lama   “How do I get myself to write? I want to, but I keep getting distracted.” This question arises in all walks...
The Lion in the Kitchen

The Lion in the Kitchen

I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life And I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do. – – –  Georgia O’Keeffe I started facing my fears in a dream when I was five years old. I was sitting on our black and...