“Can you just lay here a minute?” I asked. On the crest of a deep sigh, my husband allowed his head to collapse into the pillow. “We’re doing this again, are we?” “Yes.” “Honestly, I don’t know what you get out of it.” “Shhh,” I replied. “Everything.” I spread my left arm outward, searching. Finding […]
Continue readingWant to play a game? It’s really fun, I promise. Here’s how it goes: Think of a popular television show, then ask me “Hey, have you seen ________?” Unless you were thinking of Game of Thrones or anything else on HBO, the answer is almost certainly no. Outside of that, let’s see. . . I […]
Continue readingHave you ever stood at the edge of a dock, toes curled and suspended above the blue, deep water? To jump off requires a binding commitment to the force of gravity. Once off the edge there is no reversing course; you will fall into the lake; you will submerge. Deciding to jump is a commitment […]
Continue readingIf there were twenty-eight hours in the day, what would you do with the extra four? Would you spend it on work, family, or yourself? Would you get more done, or maybe just—sleep? I think most of us imagine we’d devote it to that project we want to take on but never seem to have […]
Continue readingEpiphanies are like earthquakes; there may be a million little pressures building beneath the surface, but when they finally strike its usually without warning. Its seismic. I’m not talking about gradually dawning realizations, here. I’m talking about real epiphanies. I had one recently, and its shaken me to the core: I’m going to self-publish my […]
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