One of the best writing coaches I ever had constantly encouraged me to avoid clichés. There’s always a better, and more original, way to make your point. That advice has proven invaluable. Nevertheless, the Universe sometimes communicates in clichés simply because it is easier for people to understand. At first glance, this image from my […]
A Question to Consider in the Face of the Coronavirus
As I reflected on the events of the past few weeks and watched previously scheduled workshops get postponed indefinitely, it would have been easy to panic and worry about finances moving forward. To be completely transparent, I will be the first one to admit that my thoughts immediately went to discretionary expenses that could be […]
An Unexpected Journey – Part 11 (of 11): Looking Back in Gratitude
This is the final installment of An Unexpected Journey. This was originally posted on Facebook on October 30, 2015. — For reasons I don’t fully understand, the discovery of the tumors on my birthday this year changed me. For the better. And in an instant. As much as they scared me, I also knew the […]
The Journey Ends (Updates from August 21 – August 31, 2015)
What follows are the last few updates from 2015’s journey with lymphoma. Next week, I’ll post the final installment — An Unexpected Journey, Part 11 of 11: Looking Back in Gratitude. These were originally shared on Facebook, but I am reposting them here for the non-Facebook crowd. August 21, 2015 – Funny Moments Before Surgery […]
An Unexpected Journey – Part 10: The Love-Lymphoma Connection
Here is installment 10 of 11 from An Unexpected Journey. This was originally posted as a Facebook update on August 15, 2015 to keep friends and family up-to-date and entertained. At the encouragement of many, I’m re-posting so people I am not connected to on Facebook will have access to the journal entries. — Of […]