Books… “The Power of Receiving” 10 Jan 201116 Mar 2011 "Doesn’t it make sense that if you want something—whether to meet the love of your life, get a great job or increase your financial stability—you need to know how to…
College… “Words that Shimmer” 8 Jan 20118 Jan 2011 "Poetry is something many of us seem to be hungry for these days without knowing it, until we hear it." -- Krista Tippett Krista said this in introducing Elizabeth Alexander.…
Brain… Favorite Resolution: Breathe 3 Jan 20113 Jan 2011 Breathe. Cheap goal, right? You breathe or you die. Try not to and your brain stem pulls out the override. Just because you're alive, doesn't mean you know how to…
Change the World… Friday Flick: The Train of Thought 31 Dec 201027 Jan 2011 Enjoy a mini writer's retreat experience with author and--I think you could call her a creative activist--Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Her Mission Amy KR #48: "Invite strangers to meet at the…
Business Communications… Writing pain is not forever 30 Dec 20101 Jan 2011 Rocket scientist Joe Williams has this to say about high school writing: "Frankly, I hated it. I found it so formulaic and forced and stifling that I hated it with…
Change the World… Therapeutic Draft 15 Dec 201029 Dec 2010 Almost everyone I meet admits to a book-writing dream, usually a flaming bestseller about what the aspiring author has suffered: twelve chapters detailing the ordeal, and one on the happy…
Change the World… Four Seasons 14 Dec 201029 Dec 2010 It's finally autumn in the Arizona valleys; it lasts about a week. I think I mentioned this before—along with my tree where the spring buds opened on the east before…
Creativity… “Always Trust Magic” 25 Jun 201029 Dec 2010 On this summer afternoon, my ten-year-old set aside his mountain of hefty library books for a dozen favorite picture books. We laughed between the lines of our inscriptions as well.…
Courage… The Law of Emergence 1 Jun 201029 Dec 2010 Where is your writing coming from? From studying the market and hoping to catch a trend before it’s gone? From emulating another? From listening to outside advice about what to…