
Thoughts on Gratitude for Those Who’ve Been (or are going) Through Hell
A few years back I stood up in front of my aunts, uncles, cousins, children, parent, grandparent, and extended family at the Thanksgiving table and volunteered to say the dinner prayer. I didn't usually volunteer for something like that.…

What to Do When You Feel Like Nothing is Working
Does this happen to you? You’re doing something new, pursuing a new goal or change and it feels like NOTHING is working. Here are some ways this has shown up for me:
I’m pitching or submitting writing all over, but all I hear are crickets…

What if There’s a Refuge Built Right Inside Every Human Being?
This week I listened to an episode of the On Being podcast that made me reconsider how we humans survive trauma or hardship.
Krista Tippett's interview with poet John O'Donohue was profound. I found myself rewinding and replaying segments that…

What to Do When Trolls Attack
We live in a new era, one in which anyone can say anything online with often without consequences. Heck, even our “Commander in Chief” knows that.
But what do you do if YOU are the subject of an online attack?
I’ve managed social media…

Mind The Gap
For those of us who are struggling to produce something worthwhile, striving to make our art, perhaps even our magnum opus, it can sometimes seem like we're just treading water. Like we are barely keeping our heads above the waves, let alone…