I’m Sorry, and it Will Be Okay! — It’s the third time today that the sound of emergency vehicles permeates the air. This time of year is often a time of celebration. Sunshine, proms, graduations, and summer breaks are on everyone’s mind. As a parent, it can be hard not to think about statistics. Each year, approximately 1,000…

Answer: An Overly Noisy Internet and New Harry Styles Music, that’s Why! I get that question a lot. Why don’t you write more? I suppose it has to do with why people continue to procreate in a world where so many children need families. I am not throwing stones. I was one of those people. I suspect those of us who have…

The Effort to Look Effortless — Easy for you to say — it comes easy to you. I’ve had this phrase thrown at me many times in my life. I would not refer to myself as a natural. My actions were often based on an immense amount of unseen effort. It’s not that I’m so bright…

Is there a Diff, or Not? — Today’s scenario is presented in UnFumus/Anonymous fashion. To protect the not-so-innocent, our players are simply identified as Wife, Husband, and Daughter. Wife: Did you see your daughter? Husband: No Wife: She’s in my office mansplaining Husband/Daughter: What? That’s an in-unison “what?” Wife (to me): She’s in my office mansplaining. It…

Getting Past Self Criticism and Finding Your Garden — I’d like to imagine someone out there missed reading my post yesterday, as much as I missed writing it. But I’d likely be fooling myself to believe anyone noticed. Writing each day can be challenging, especially when you are determined to provide value. Nothing that I wrote yesterday felt valuable…

The Writer’s Dilemma — Editor’s Note Do I really have to say that he asks himself? Looking in the mirror, I think I am myself. I am the editor. Everything I say here is an editor’s note, is it not? The following article is about an article. But it is NOT a “how you can do…

Today’s observations have been a series of hits and eventual misses. I have written no less than three entries today, only to decide to shelve each of them. I have committed to writing daily for two reasons. One is to develop discipline, and two is to open my heart and…

Choosing to Escape the Limits that Only I Control When it rains, it pours. Metaphorically, of course, as it is 70 degrees and sunny today in Colorado. Today’s prompts feel a bit like manna from heaven. While I am not 100% on the meaning of that phrase — I always…

Embracing the Moment to Live Longer Today is about choice. The choice to feel good. The power of our minds is quite remarkable. The ability, in many cases, to THINK ourselves into feeling well. Before I start, I should state I am not a doctor. …