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“Relationship” in a Time of Social Distance
Yesterday I went to my favorite craft store for poster-making supplies. After suiting up (mask and gloves) I entered the large, cool cave of a place. Almost empty. The muzak was light and airy, for a vibe that was totally “Walking Dead”. Only a handful of people...
July’s Been a Cruel Month
It’s the 21st of July and I am not feeling the love from this month. Almost since Day One. And if I can trust (what an important word in my life now, and in our world) what I hear and read, it’s pretty awful for a lot of other people also. What’s going on? It feels...
A Fine Line: Helping, vs. Enabling Others
I’m not going to make this Post about politics. The people here in the U.S. have some soul-searching and reality-checking to do. Choices, and decisions to make. It’s clear to a lot of us that it’s time to address our “issues” as a nation. Still, as I was thinking...
Questioning, challenging, and pushing-back
I live in a city and state with a high infection rate of the Covid virus; on the west coast of "The United States of Covid". As the entire world now labels us. I don’t take offense at this; I get it: no one should be allowing us inside their borders right now. We’re...
Why I Crave Travel
I’ve read about those who go to airports – not to travel, but to just hang-out: people-watch; eat; sit and watch the incoming and outbound flights. Soak up the hum and thrum of people going other places. If they don’t actually want to go inside, some people – so...
Figuring-out Who You Are, With a Little Help
Yesterday morning I met with a colleague who has a consulting business. We were discussing Coaching (like after an employee’s performance review), versus Mentoring (less prescriptive). Mentoring needs a personal connection; a relationship. Coaching, not always. Bottom...
“Transfusions of Hope”
Wedged in between the heavy drama and impact of news stories here in the U.S. this week, I stumbled on an almost obscure yet tragic incident. A 20-something man who, in virus-quarantine, had developed quite a skill with online trading, over-reacted to a bright red...
“They thought it was interesting, but it’s not.”
Today I heard a humorous (well, not so funny if you’re trying to get published) riff about the huge number of writers who’ve created, then sent off for review, Pandemic-related personal essays, short stories and even novels. Like I pretty much expect all publicists –...
Injustice Begins in the Heart
I hadn’t planned to watch the intensely emotional funeral service for George Floyd yesterday. When such events are televised, I feel like an awkward and unwelcome intruder, entering a quiet, private wasteland of grief. As if I could comprehend the pain of losing...
The Mysteries of Love
Like a lot of other people, I’ve almost reached my limit of thinking, worrying, hearing, reading and talking about The Virus. Even in my dreams there’s an anxiety that I didn’t have four months ago. But today, talking on the phone with a friend of mine, that topic...