I have always been envious of those people who have faced their challenges without exactly seeing them as challenges. You know the ones I mean: their house burns down and the television reporter says, “What are you going to do now?” and instead of bursting into distraught tears, they say, “Well, my goodness, this is…
Tag: Mindfulness
On New Year’s resolutions
Being Jessica’s mother is a little exhausting, and not just for all the reasons I’ve talked about. Mostly, being Jessica’s mother is exhausting because she wants the days never to end. She wants to pack as much into every one of them as she can. And because I don’t know how many days she has,…
The next step
I recently mentioned Terry Pratchett, who occasionally writes about a young witch, Tiffany Aching, and her obnoxious chums, the Wee Free Men, and if you haven’t read Sir Terry, you should. At any rate, he was still on my mind when I started writing this post, and I thought it appropriate to give a nod…
On not climbing mountains
When she learned that Dojo Wisdom was going to be reprinted, my colleague (and friend!) Polly Campbell asked me to write a guest post on her blog, Imperfect Spirituality. It appeared a few weeks ago, and I wanted to repost it here for readers who may not have had a chance to see it at…
On knowing the future
Terry Pratchett is wicked smart and his comic novels come with a sting. He found out a few years ago that he is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s, and to read his most recent novel, I Shall Wear Midnight, with that knowledge is enough to make you cry. His young protagonist, Tiffany Aching, and her sidekicks,…
Dojo Wisdom: Know what to do next
For the next few weeks, I’ll be running excerpts from Dojo Wisdom, which is officially releasing on July 1. This is one of my favorites, #50: Know what to do next. Know what to do next. For every Plan A you devise, you should also have a Plan B in mind for when Plan A…