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Pink or blue?

My good friend, Nayef Zarrour, gave me a good tip recently. When a female friend comes to him upset, he asks, “Do you want a pink or a...

I’m scared

I’ve held up pretty well this year — even despite the social unrest and pandemic. But, the wildfires (and my whole Instagram feed being...

Our kids are mirrors

Chloe freaks out when she makes a mistake. Like whales on the floor sobbing, making minor mistakes so much worse. The scary part is that...

Stop the pre-worry

Last week, the kids’ school released the online learning calendar. It involved 30-min on, 20-minutes off of Zoom calls for most of the...

The path less chosen

The other day I went on a ‘trail run.’ Trail run is in quotes because I’m not sure the route I chose was actually a trail, and the...

A big ‘aha’ for me

A few weeks ago, I had a huge ‘aha’ moment. I had made a mistake earlier that day and couldn’t sleep.  When I reflected on why I was...

Schedule a Catch-up Day

I default to being over-programmed. Hell, today, I have twelve meetings almost back-to-back. But, recently, I have been blocking off most...

Giving you a smile this AM

Here is the start of a piece that made me LOL. Please go to the link (to give the writer her due traffic) to see the rest. Dear Parent or...

Life after success

For my whole life, I’ve been on the hedonic treadmill — in which satisfaction of achievement wears off almost immediately to the next...

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