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Our Pandemic Relationship Issues
Whatever's worth doing, I want to get it right. The first time, if possible. “Practice Makes Perfect”? Even as a child, practice of any kind was a soul-killer. No doubt why my parents soon bailed on the idea of piano lessons. But over the years I discovered something...
Wisdom, Pre-Internet
I grew from child to adult with little practical guidance from the people around me. As I think back, there was only one person - my maternal grandmother – who seemed to have survival-basics on lock. Strength. Persistence. Courage. Commitment. She’s been gone for...
“Hey — How About a Turn-Signal?”
It doesn’t matter if I’m on foot doing my 5k, or driving in the city. People around me are definitely not thinking about what they’re doing. In a busy shopping area, they’ll step off a curb, right in front of my moving car. In an intersection, both of us going...
Allowing ‘Worry’ To Be What It Really Is
Last week I hit an emotional speedbump. Just when I felt I'd recovered from some recent personal losses, a different kind of drama charged in. Here in California, we’ve barely begun searching for a “new normal” after being terrorized by a virus. And right before the...
A Question Might Be Someone’s Lifeline
I can come off as ‘nosey’ sometimes – asking too many questions. I’m not trying to offend, I’m just so curious about people. Why they do what they do. My (mistaken) assumption is that most people are like me, happy to share. In my own defense, sometimes asking a...
Taking Risks Without Making ‘Mistakes’
It’s official. On 15 June, my home state of California “Opened Back Up.” So far, it feels like a mixed-bag response. At the gas station: no masks, people chatting -- as though pumping gas was the best party they’d been to in over a year. But at my fav craft...
How Was I Living My Life Before the Pandemic?
With a few exceptions, a few caveats, it feels like our world is slowly coming back to life. We all received a major wake-up call in 2020. Facing harsh new realities as we waged war against The pandemic. Millions of people lost that battle, and their lives. My own...
“Dear Snowflake: you’re not alone.”
The Snowflake Generation ( aka, millennials) is on its way out of the social-media spotlight. The next generation? Already its own meme. Still, there’s obviously a lot of comedic-value in making fun of Snowflakes. Friday nights I tune in to a well-known Boomer...
Unpacking the “Privilege” Perspective
I’ve gotten just a little hyper-focused on our collective ideas about “Privilege” lately. The word is everywhere these days. Like an unwanted pop-up in my brain, it tries to filter - even block -- what I do, think and say. What is privilege and should I be concerned...
Why “Get Back Out There!” Feels Surreal
This past Memorial Day weekend here in California was something to behold. I didn't "Get Back Out There!" with the masses: cinema, airport, beach or on the road. But apparently close to half of my entire state was on the move. It’s not that I didn’t want to travel...