What You Think You’re Doing

What You Think You’re Doing

I thought I going to work on a book. The purple sunset desert with sunny winters has been beckoning for years, so I headed south to dive into the Thoreau Project. I figured a few days to get oriented and tweak some business loose ends. That took three weeks and opened...
“Be Careful.”

“Be Careful.”

Why in the name of Heaven does this get said to me? A LOT. Not just my mom. Enough that I’ve begun the process of Wonder Why This Happens and I’m Annoyed. Am I…not careful? Do I have a…reputation I don’t know about? Whenever Something Happens, 99% of the time it’s on...
Go Ahead and Obsess

Go Ahead and Obsess

We must be wired to obsess. I’ve been watching myself run through temporary obsessions, and I figure you do too. It makes sense—how else would anything big and cool get done? Art, elaborate buildings, landscaping, engineering jets, biological research, anything...
What Do You See?

What Do You See?

The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention…the reward for attention is always healing…more than anything else, attention is an act of connection. ~Julia Cameron, The...
Growing Pains? Go High.

Growing Pains? Go High.

I’ve been listening to different perspectives on something many of us share—growth and change happenin’ way too fast. The guy in his longtime second home wants to relax instead of doing chores. Can’t find anyone to hire. The home-builder wrangling subcontractors who...
My Commitments to Play and Joy

My Commitments to Play and Joy

I acknowledge play as restoration and healthy. I commit to enthusiasm and inspiration as daily requirements. From enthous~ inspired by god.  From inspirare~ breathe or blow into. Likewise spirit. I live a safe life of privilege. Because I am blessed with this...