Being Happy with What Is
Recently, a friend gave me a book whose core message was to appreciate what we have, instead of always focusing on having more and being more. My first reaction: Pissed. The author is wealthy. Easy to be happy with what you have when you’re sitting on piles of dough. The writer goes on to say […]
It’s a Shame
Morning journal meditation, while helping a friend through an icky work situation: < < When we make mistakes and feel ashamed/ bad about ourselves, even when our missteps are justified by others’ unkind missteps, we want to run away from the people and situations that caused our pain. However, we cannot run away from ourselves. […]
Let Your Life Speak
I jogged to my local bookstore, toting a baked treat for the owner. At the door, I burst into tears. A small note by the “Closed” sign said she had just passed away. Yvonne was quirky, and brusque, and it smelled funny in there. But I loved that old woman. When I first hung out […]
Vendiendo tu Viejo Yo
Todo comenzó con mi portabicicletas. Ahora que tenía mi carro nuevo, ya no podía usar mi portabicicletas Yakima, el cual no era compatible con mi nueva escotilla. Al seguir hurgando en el fondo de mi armario, noté toda clase de equipo que ya no uso, así como algunas cosas nuevas que todavía tenían las […]
Speak Up or Shut Up?
Have you ever understood a loved one’s situation more clearly than he or she does, but weren’t sure whether to say something or to bite your tongue? The other day, my friend was talking on and on in an angry, confused haze about her unfaithful boyfriend, and I just wanted to blurt out, “Dump […]
The Spirits of the Second Stall
It was my second day in New York City, and I was immersed in a crowd of nervous hopefuls. 100 authors and experts, all eager to get publicity, were jammed into a large hotel ballroom, lining up to meet the nation’s top TV producers, radio hosts, and print media editors. When our number was called, […]
