There’s a science to it. I’ve always considered myself to be a pretty lucky person. I have everything that I need and a good deal of what I want. Lucky duck? Many of my friends don’t think so. One friend in particular has always been determined to set me straight. “You’re not actually lucky,” she’ll […]
My friend Millie met a Vietnamese Monk at a retreat in 1988. She saw him talking to a group of children at the water’s edge and stopped to listen in. Thay, as the monk asked to be called, was holding a stone and invited the children to do the same. Gently, as was his way, […]
This morning I was drying my hair and thinking about the day ahead. I don’t know about you, but the whole shower sequence is an idea incubator for me. So, I’m blowing out my hair, thinking about a free talk that I’m giving next week with Dana Hilmer – ideas were firing so quickly that […]
Do you know what a catbird is? It’s a greyish bird, medium in size, with an absolutely horrible squawk of a call. I know this because one made a nest in my arborvitae hedge. Our two fat old cats hang out in the yard, chase the occasional mouse, and absolutely freak that catbird out. I […]