vulnerability
I have messed up so many times over the years that I’ve come to a conclusion: messing up is a best practice. I’m not talking about failure. Failure is trendy right now, inspiring conferences and motivational speeches. No, I’m talking about…Read More
I don’t like to be misunderstood. No one likes it. But I REALLY don’t like it. After all, my career is about using words to communicate. Isn’t that why writers write? (It is, according to this picture I took in my son’s first grade classroom.) So…Read More- I’ll never forget watching myself on camera in Sister Cecelia’s freshman speech class. I was 14, awkward as hell, and truly awful at communicating a message. As part of our “training,” she recorded each of us giving a speech. Standing in front of…Read More
Last week was tough, weather-wise. If you live anywhere that’s not the desert or the deep south, you are probably right there with me. Snow upon snow upon snow. And then a little more snow. And lots of subzero temperatures. All of this added up to…Read More
They tell us from the time we’re young, to hide the things that we don’t like about ourselves, inside ourselves. I know I’m not the only one who spent so long attempting to be someone else. Well, I’m over it. I don’t…Read More