A few weeks ago, I attended a qigong (CHEE-gong) training intensive in Utah. It's an ancient Eastern practice of harmonizing the body’s energy for overall health and wellness. Dozens of us came from across the country to train for three days in a

I have a thing about superheroes. It’s the masks I don’t get. Whenever there’s a crisis, the hero, generally masquerading as a less-than-ordinary working stiff, slips off to the broom closet to magically reappear in a cape and a mask with the streng

One thing we cover in writing class is that in order to build strong characters, they must be complex, believable and, sometimes, the slightest bit unbelievable too. Good characters, we learn, must also do things out of character on occasion. Maybe that m

I got called for jury duty a few weeks ago, and had to pay for one of those all-day parking lots. Turns out they didn't need me in court, so I was able to leave within the hour. Thirteen dollars lighter, I returned to my car annoyed at the expense of time

So what have we learned in the last week? Me, personally, I learned, probably for the thousandth time, that we can’t do every doggone thing at once. Nor should we want to. Last week, my already-full plate had swelled to bursting with to-do items and ac

Today's tip is twofold, because even though it's fine to have one without the other, when you put both into play at the same time, results are exponentially better. There's this thing we do—and by 'we' I mean people in general, and more specifically...

Every now and again, it's good to go back to basics, to do an inventory of all we've got. Particularly when we're feeling depleted or just plain 'over it.' Last weekend, I was talking with a dear friend who phrased it perfectly. He said, "Unlike lots of p

So, I heard today was National Poetry Day. Now, I'm not sure if it's just the in the UK or if it's here in the US, too. I've decided to honor the day anyway. Besides, it's never not a good time for poetry, honey. For the past three years, a fellow writer

Safety first: It's a huge rule at any stage of development. The law requires established safety zones, hard hats, protective glasses, fenced boundaries, even special belts and boots on the job, and they're easy to spot. On a construction site, every wo...

There's a moment between sleep and waking when anything's possible. I was reminded of that earlier this week. I was lying in bed, eyes still thick with sleep, when it occurred to me that I didn’t know where I was. I looked around my room and had to paus