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On meeting old friends
A couple weeks ago, an old friend from graduate school emailed me and said he’d be in town and would I be able to meet him for lunch? I said sure, and then I counted out the years and had one of those moments: Twenty years since I’d last seen him! …
On the gift of time
A year. I am thinking about time lately. How the days can be so long and the years so short. I am at a loss as to where the decades of my life could have gone. The future slips away more and more quickly now. Soon, I think, all chance of the life I meant…
A little light housekeeping
My next “Write Your Book Proposal” E-Course starts September 12, but I will be raising the tuition in July. So, if you’re planning to take the class, please sign up now for the old tuition rate. Also, Dojo Wisdom officially releases July 1, but you can preorder it now. Thank you!
Birth and rebirth
A friend of mine who is forty-something recently had a baby. This is the third child she has welcomed into her life; the other two are school-aged. I met her for coffee recently, and had the chance to hug her sweet new baby and marvel at how calm and relaxed the new mama was. My…
Week 5. Guard your ears
When I first began training in the martial arts, I had to learn to trust my teachers–when they said I could do something I didn’t think I could do, I had to try. Then I would discover that I could do the thing. As I became more accomplished in the martial arts, I realized that…
One of my favorite things
So bee-you-tee-ful! You can look at more like it on Jessica’s website, where she also tells stories about me.