Financial PTSD: The perfect description of a persistent affliction
I was listening to Troy Carter, music manager and CEO of Atom Factory, on the podcast How I Built This, when he said something that rang so true to me:When…
Fantastic or terrible?
I'm really not sure how to feel about the sign that I found on my daughter's door.
Resolution update: April 2017
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I've got a sore elbow, but I don't think it's life threatening. 2. Lose 20 pounds.I lost one more pound in April bringing the total loss to…
A strong opinion on the onion volcano
I'm just going to say it:The onion volcano that a chef creates at a traditional hibachi restaurant is seriously overrated. Flammable oil poured into a stack of concentric onions rings and…
Desperately seeking trouble
Our new cat, Tobi, is desperate to find as much trouble as possible.He routinely opens cabinets and climbs inside. I've found him under the sink, squeezed between the posts and…
Bad day
Sometimes it seems as if the universe has conspired to assure you have a very bad day.
I made an old woman cry. Was I wrong?
I'm standing in line at McDonald's, waiting patiently to order my daily Egg McMuffin. The woman in front of me is having a problem. She's an old lady in the…
Demanding “a seat at the table” doesn’t strike me as very demanding
I recently heard someone arguing for "a seat at the table" for the members of her organization. "A seat at the table" has always struck me as the marginal end…
I don’t teach mindfulness. Don’t ever accuse me of teaching mindfulness. Here’s why.
When I teach storytelling, and especially when I teach about finding stories in your life, I'm often told by students that what I'm really teaching is mindfulness. When I hear…
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