10 kinds of parked cars
This weekend I have been in the beautiful state of Montana, and, since it’s February, there is snow. And I mean SNOW. The world here is beautiful and snow covered and there are tall, tall piles of it on the side of the roads. All the roads. And so, snow plows are a necessary […]
Advice for Andrea – at 16.
This week, my nieces Andrea and Claire both turned sixteen! Sixteen is one of those ages that feels like such a big deal, even if it doesn’t come with any clear instructions. It’s a mix of new freedoms, new responsibilities, and honestly, a lot of unknowns. Most of my career was spent with 15- to […]
It was always him – and kairos.
We often think that readiness is what we need to achieve before something good can happen. We try to “get ready” for school or a trip, a job or a move, love, success, healing, etc.. But readiness alone doesn’t always lead to fulfillment – because timing matters just as much. There’s a term in ancient […]
What if we asked ourselves better questions?
In a recent study by Patricia Chen, Carol Dweck, and others, participants were asked these 6 questions: The researchers were trying to figure out why some people are more likely to take a strategic stance toward their goals and if this tendency (which they call a ‘strategic mindset’) can be cultivated. They differentiated a strategic […]
The Gathering – and creative possibility.
During my last year of college, I was fortunate enough to meet a red-headed spit fire of a friend named Meranda. She was from the rough and tumble town of Elko, Nevada, and she introduced me to one of the loves of my life: Cowboy Poetry. More specifically, to The Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering that […]
Name and Number – 2024 version.
According to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin, “For more than 15 years, Gabriel García Márquez worked on a story about the Buendía family and the town of Macondo. In the fall of 1965, with support from his family, friends, and members of the literary group La Mafia, […]
Contemplative Practice.
Like I mentioned in the previous post, my voice disappeared last week. It’s back now, mostly, but having absolutely no voice for almost 10 days gave me a lot of time for silence. Ironically – or not – and as uncomfortable as it is, silence is sometimes exactly what my personality needs. It’s the contemplative […]
Colapinto and Re-entering the Race.
photo: RN 365 Franco Alejandro Colapinto is a 5’ 9” Argentinian. His mom is of Ukrainian descent and his dad is of Italian descent. He was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina and at the age of 13 he won his first Argentine Championship. Less than a year later he moved to Italy by […]
What the heck is Parkin Cake?
I am fully immersed in the latest season of The Great British Baking Show, like many of you! And maybe it’s due to my OCD tendencies, but the part I love best is the Technical Challenge. During the Technical Challenge, all the bakers are asked to bake the same surprise something (often several of […]
Hercules and allowing some mourning.
I recently had a chance to make a visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Housed there is a Roman collection of marble statues, including the one pictured here of Hercules. I’m a little fascinated by Hercules. And not because of the Disney movie. I’m fascinated with him because among many things he’s known […]
