To say these are challenging times is an understatement. World events, assaults to the environment, human rights violations, division, violence, many would say this is a difficult time to witness. I’ve struggled a bit lately with my own place amidst … Continued
This year I’m trying something new. I’m starting my tax preparation on February 1st with a goal to have it ready for the accountant by February 16. I even put it on my calendar. Yes, I said February, not April. … Continued
I have had relatively little stress in the past few years. We live simply and our expenses are low, so when I lost a big chunk of my graphic design business to Covid, we were able to weather it well … Continued
There is a term in Buddhism, Karuna, that is an active empathetic response to the suffering of others. Karuna recognizes that we are all connected, that your suffering is my suffering, and it moves us to act to help alleviate … Continued
I take my WOTY (Word Of The Year) very seriously, so we just did a thing. We bought a new house! That means we’ll be moving two times in the last year and a half – whew! This move will … Continued
It was a wild World Series and the Dodgers came out on top. Of course you know how happy that makes me, and I promised myself I wouldn’t be obnoxious about it this year. However … there were a lot … Continued
“Hi!” he said, a big smile lighting up his ten-year-old face. “Hi,” I replied. “Can I show you something?” he asked. It had been a difficult day of travel. After my flight had been delayed, missing my connecting flight, and … Continued
The past two-plus weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind. In fact, you may have noticed, I was conspicuously missing last week. All told, I stepped foot in seven airports and one train station, and I slept in seven … Continued
The next 2 weeks are full of travel for me. Both business and pleasure and even the business is pleasurable. It’s planes, trains and automobiles as I navigate around the country. It is also, I realized, six different places I’ll … Continued
Autumn has arrived in the Northern hemisphere, and here on the Oregon coast she’s making herself known. The days are getting shorter, leaves are turning colors, fog shows up on the regular, and sea birds are beginning their fall molt. … Continued