We ask the wrong questions. All the time. Maybe it’s the former journalist in me, but I always yearn for us to ask better questions. Lest you think I get it right all the time, I promise you I’ve learned this…
With nearly all of our beloved rituals upended by the coronavirus, it’s easy to slip into self-pity and take what we do in the ritual more seriously than why we do it in the first place.
I didn't agree what what was being brought to me, but I knew I wouldn't get anywhere with a defensive, knee-jerk reaction to the real concerns of others. So I didn't try to avoid that internal discomfort.
Many of our routines and rituals have been upended this year. Give yourself a gift this fall by registering for my next online retreat, Reinventing Ritual. We’ll discuss what about our past rituals and celebrations have given us purpose or joy,…
New constraints — in this case a pandemic — inspire incredible creativity.
When I began planning my crazy Birthday Month of Connections event series, I seriously wondered if anyone would show up. It’s summer, and people want to be outside. People are tired of being on Zoom. “People wouldn’t be interested in hanging…
Connections and relationships matter. Forming community — even around a birthday month — matters.
Blame it on being a Generation Xer. In the 80s, we were among the first to have cable TV. And, I, having grown up in Omaha, Nebraska — a test market because of its Midwest “normality” — got access to…
My mom always regaled me of stories of the one food she craved while pregnant with me: dill pickles. She didn’t crave any other strange foods … just pickles. She worked as a nurses’ aide in a hospital at the time,…
The "It's Not About You" speech chills whatever anger, frustration, drama you were experiencing and brings you back to reality. I often remember that I had to look internally at what was happening with me, rather than blame the issues on…
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