I settle into my seat with noise canceling headphones pumping lyrical inspiration into my brain and a quad-shot latte at my side. I’m ready to write….but what do I say? How do I say this? My usual method of writing is pretty free-flowing. I don’t plan it out ahead of time and I don’t typicallyContinue reading “Peacemakers”
Category Archives: Forgiveness
Building bridges
I’m not gonna lie, I don’t understand the reasoning behind the name change to “Gulf of America”. Doesn’t make sense to me, but perhaps Shakespeare is correct, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” What is more striking to me beyond just changing aContinue reading “Building bridges”
Now what?
Every year we experience this no-man’s land in time between Christmas and the New Year. We have months of build up to the holidays with shopping, parties, lights, and family time, and in one glorious day the wrapping paper gets shredded, Christmas dinner gets devoured, and when it’s all over we look around and think….nowContinue reading “Now what?”
Living life backwards
Our kids were 13, 11, and 9. All 5 of us in a Honda Accord road-trippin to Disneyland. We all had a blast in the Southern California sunshine. Two days in Disney, playing at the beach, swimming at the hotel. It was all an epic trip and great memories. It also sucked. I remember onContinue reading “Living life backwards”
Learning and Unlearning
Being wrong can be humiliating…..or, it can just be human. It seems to depend on how important it is for you to be right. Learning something new feels empowering. A new skill or hobby, new insight into your soul or psyche, or new understanding of the world and culture around us. It feels good toContinue reading “Learning and Unlearning”