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I’ve been now writing, intentionally, for ten years. I began in August of 2012, when two of the teachers in our Preparing for Leadership class showed appreciation for a paper I wrote and invited me to share it with the class. Prior to this, NEVER in my life had I considered writing as an aspiration. […]
On the days I don’t do my morning pages, I am not as centered, focused, clear. On the days I don’t do my morning pages, I miss the physical practice. On the days I don’t do my morning pages, something feels off, and when I remember and then complete them, I know that I’ve honored […]
In the Car, Belting it Out On a recent drive home, while singing wholeheartedly (I mean, really belting it out) to “Baby I Love You” by Bonnie Raitt and BB King, I started composing this post in my head. My bestie and I had the great fortune to see her in concert at the Civic […]
Sense of Place: It’s a Friday night in North County San Diego. Listening to: the always amazing Delta Blues Pandora station and my lightly snoring husband. Grateful for this, and also for our son AJ – at home and at the moment happy, the dog sleeping on the couch next to me; the weekend in […]
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Essentialism by Greg McKeown has changed my thinking and way of operating in all areas of my life.
It’s 4:15 PM, and I think the Superbowl has started, but we never watch, so I’m not sure. I’m aware that this is a form of national sacrilege. Instead, I’m sitting in my writing room, having just re-warmed the coffee for the 4th time, and after a busy weekend, am settling in to write. My […]