“You’ve been watching Sports Night on CSC.”
photo: touchstone pictures One of my very favorite TV shows of all time was the late 90s ABC dramedy called Sports Night. I am not a ‘sports fan’ in any real sense of the word. But I was a Josh Charles fan (he was one of the leads) and I would go on to be […]
Quit fighting the facts.
My friend Lauren was talking to me recently about being stuck in her journey toward buying her first home. She wanted to buy at her pre-approved price, in a certain part of town and she wanted a home with a certain amount of square footage. And no matter how she computed those three variables, there […]
Urgency, Importance, and Springtime.
A little kid education site online called Twinkl describes Spring this way: “Spring is a season of new beginnings, renewal, and growth. As the days get longer and warmer, the world around us starts to come back to life with blooming flowers, chirping birds, and buzzing bees. Spring is a time when we can shed […]
Living on a hill.
I grew up living in a house on a huge hill. And I later ended up buying a house for myself on a huge hill. You know what living on huge hills is great for? A view. You know what living on huge hills is definitely not great for? A walk. I was in […]
Frequently Asked Questions.
A couple weeks ago I was sitting in a restaurant next to a woman from Texas and we struck up a conversation about what we ‘do’ for work. We actually had a lot in common. After I answered her, she asked who I help and I gave her my familiar schpeel. She continued to ask […]
Broaden and Build.
Most of us live in a culture where we send others positive wishes. “Happy Easter”, “Merry Christmas”, “Good Morning”, “Pleased to meet you”, “Nice to see you”, “Warm wishes on your anniversary”, “Have a generous Ramadan”, “Sending you peace” – and on and on and on. We use those positive words, words like: Yet, did […]
Uncle Jeff – and a few trillion gallons of water.
Some of my earliest memories involve my Uncle Jeff. Uncle Jeff was my dad’s cooler and less risk-averse younger brother. He was a Marine and an attorney and wore stylish clothes and big sunglasses with his big dark hair. And when he and his family came to visit us from California, or met us […]
Harmonizing your primary chord
I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about work/life balance. People trying to find it, replicate it, master it, sacrifice for it, beat it into submission. One dictionary defines balance as: “A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.” It’s the ‘correct proportions’ part that can trip us up. Mary […]
Mr. Ficks and Alligator River.
According to the Oxford Dictionary, psychology is “the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.” And I love it. It is the thing in this world that has received the very most of my attention, time, brain power, and resources. It is something I have […]
Brielle – and being true.
Author and podcast host Polly Campbell recalls a story of helping her 7th grade daughter navigate 7th grade. “It was while my daughter was settled into the passenger seat—essentially trapped for the 15 minutes it would take to get home—that I gave her some advice. She was feeling lonely and sad thanks to friend drama at […]
