I sat, scrolling through Twitter one morning, reading the dark news du jour. My news feed was a car wreck of unfolding horrors, and even though my heart was racing, I remained fixated on the screen. I am so glad I did. With one swipe up with my forefinger, an image appeared that sent an…
My Shack in Woodstock
I went up to Woodstock and just read, and read, and read, and read, for five years.” ~ Joseph Campbell I think about Joseph Campbell at least once a day. The first time I read Campbell’s explanation of the Hero’s Journey, I was sitting on the floor in front of the fire, propped up against…
Follow Your Creation’s Lead
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” ~ Henry David Thoreau The other day I tallied up the approximate number of batches of puttanesca sauce I have made over the course of my life. I landed on somewhere around the number 3,500! By Malcolm Gladwell standards, I have hit mastery…
Leadership & Letting Go
I’ve been a fan of all things nautical my entire life. Bodies of water, and the vessels for traversing them, give me a sense of unending potential for exploring and creating. The sailboat in particular captures my fascination, harnessing wind and waves, to push through open water.In early 2016, I flew to Puerto Vallarta to…
Letting Go of Self-Improvement
“There’s a paradox with self-improvement, and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself.” ~ Mark Manson My great aunt sat next to me in the back seat of the hearse. She dug a well-manicured thumbnail into the filter of…
Beauty as Inspiration
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ~ Marcus Aurelius My pulse quickened as I walked into the Musée d’Orsay’s main hall, bathed in light from its stunning, Beaux-Arts, glass ceiling. I paused briefly to take in the architectural splendor and then anxiously walked toward the gallery…
