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So I wasn’t planning to cry. I mean, I wasn’t at a wedding, or a kindergarten graduation ceremony, or in the dark confines of my living room, watching one of those tear-jerker Hallmark commercials. I was at a cheer competition. My niece Rachel was performing, and I took my daughters to the “big city” to […]
So. You’ve let your own approval rating get the best of you, have you? Yeah, I get that. I know firsthand the dangers of scorecards and tally sheets. And I know how it can hold me back from doing good work in the world. But could we let it go? Could we lay down every […]
I used to think the secret to a great story could be discovered by following all the rules: Avoid passive voice. Use strong verbs. Make your point quickly. Stick to the facts. The rules served me well in the news business, where deadlines looked like clocks with fangs. Hard-nosed news editors made you shove your […]
I’ve heard it said before: “We are human beings, not human doings.” In fact, I’ve pledged to live by that simple mantra a time or twenty. But sometimes, my heart forgets to inform my brain of my good intentions. That’s what had happened that morning, just after the mellow morning sun spilled into the kitchen. The […]
A whole year of days stretches out in front of us. Stretches out like a promise. And I pray that your 2014 is a year filled with mint-chip ice cream, fuzzy slippers, snow angels, great books, dark chocolate, sweet surprises at your front door, laugh-til-you-cry friends, good endings, the presence of mind to stop for […]