I Got Me Some Booyakasha Learnin’s from Da Ali G Show
“Defense is the first act of war.” This is a quote from Byron Katie which always makes me squirm because while at some level it feels true, I don’t particularly want it to be accurate. It would mean I’ve got Read More …
Beats: Writing Lessons of the Health-Care Kind
“The kids always know,” I used to advise my patients. “They may not know precisely what is amiss, but they’ll know when something’s wrong. Better to explain it yourself than have them fighting fictional monsters. Or worse, blaming themselves.” No, you folks aren’t Read More …
Maintaining Sanity in a World with a 24/7 Newscycle
There was a time when I was as transfixed by television news as the next person. During the first Gulf War, September 11, Princess Diana’s death, I spent hours watching TV from my couch, or surfing the news websites for the Read More …
Want to Help Build My Upcoming Interview with Dr. Brené Brown?
If you have a question about the intersection of writing and/or the creative life you’d like seen in an interview with Dr. Brene Brown, here’s my invitation to Read More …
Hope at the Mall: Courting the Sad-Faced Barista
I wanted to talk about Velma today but I’ll warn you in advance: I’m a little off. Between Writing Brain and being sick, I’ve had about six hours of sleep in the last two days. The insomnia pretty much guarantees Read More …
Quitting the Label “Quitter”
I try to take great care in using labels to describe people, even in my own mind. Whether positive or negative, self or externally imposed, they constrain, bind and inhibit human behavior. If you doubt that statement, watch the Youtube video embedded below Read More …
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