learnings

Holy CowI’ve been re-reading Sarah MacDonald’s Holy Cow, and considering her Buddhist studies, especially the idea that we should all sit down and think about death. Our own death. The death of loved ones. So I had it in my […]

“In Ireland, people are happy to just have a job. There are engineers selling newspapers.” Maybe we should go back and re-read that. I love reality checks. Here I am, cozily snuggled into my apartment I adore, in a classy […]

Blame GameNot my fault. So not my fault. Can you believe how he’s reacting? Did you hear what she did to me? That jerk just cut me off! I can’t believe she just ignored me and didn’t even say hi. […]

What the Nose KnowsHis smell comes first; my nose knows he’s near before I see him. It’s a combination of cigarettes, sweat, and plain ol’ dirt. I don’t know where he comes from, or where he sleeps at night, but […]

addthis_pub = ‘JoyForLife’;New Year’s ResolutionsThe editor of a website I write for recently asked all of the contributors “What New Year’s resolution do you truly intend to keep this year?” The answers are inspiring and heartfelt, and I was thankful […]

Newsworthy It’s beautiful. Peaceful. Soothing. Irritating. Dangerous. Powerful. It’s snow. And it’s getting all kinds of bad press. But at my parent’s for the past few days over the holidays, I’ve noticed something lovely. Camaraderie. Snow brings it out in […]

Turns out mom was right (again). When we were turbulent teens, with raging hormones and even raginger reactions to parental guidance, mom said “Clean your room.” Did she know that tidying up would calm us down? All over the world, […]