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I recently went to one of my favorite restaurants. I love the atmosphere, the food, and the people there, and enjoyed a lovely meal and some live music. I decided to order a dessert, and I asked the waiter what he recommended. Often the wait staff knows what is best on their own menu. He highly recommended the cheesecake, so I asked him to bring me some. It arrived, a very large piece, as all their portions are at this establishment, and beautifully accented with home made wh

If you are my age or older, you may remember the commercial for Tootsie Roll Pops, with Mr. Owl. A child asks him, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?" I was thinking about my newly published book, and the fears associated with bearing my insecurities and pain and mistakes to all the world. Writing it was hard. Letting people read it is harder. Another definition for "licks" is strikes, hits, defeats, difficulties. How many licks will it t

Courage Is Writing the Thing You’d Rather Avoid Writing a book about your deepest trials is not a creative exercise. It’s an exposure exercise. It means choosing to sit with experiences you’ve learned to move past quickly in daily life. It means naming what was painful without editing it into something more comfortable for readers—or for yourself. And it means knowing that once the words leave your hard drive, you no longer control how they will be received. That kind of cour

I learned to ride that green machine! I strongly believe in being a lifelong learner. These have become buzz words for some, but for me I...

Do you have a backup plan? What happens when you fail? I think too often we give up when we fail, without really working at what we want....

One of the hardest things for a Type-A personality like me to accept is that I am not perfect. I will make mistakes, I will take wrong...