inspiration

Have you ever taken something you are certain you know how to do—something that is integral to who you are—and thrown it all out the window to start completely over, relearning it from the ground up? It’s not an endeavor to take lightly. I know…

I thought about just sending a holiday e-card this week. That would have been a whole lot prettier. But instead, I thought I’d go ugly, and write about the lowest level, most annoying, hateful, and frustrating crap. Because this is actually the…

Earlier this year, I took a girls’ trip with two writer friends. I wrote about how great it was to help them think about goals they had, and to have them help me get clear on my goals and strategies. Reflecting with colleagues, getting outside…

I retweeted a quote a few days ago that has stuck with me. It’s from William Faulkner, and it’s this: “If a story is in you, it has to come out.” When I first read it, it felt stunningly true. It helps that I love Faulkner—spurred by the fact…

All I can do after this crazy weekend is reflect on the nature of signs. Baked into human intelligence is our reliance on signs to tell us, you know, everything: the weather, if someone loves us, if a car is about to turn right, if a terrorist attack…