In April, I became the best and worst versions of myself. The “hustle, hustle” of the end of March led me into a little bit of a panic that I’m hoping will not repeat in May. I got some really fun work that was really…
You know who can’t stand it when you celebrate your guts and your work? The Fear Monster. He runs from that! Celebration is one of those things that shuts him Right. The. Hell. Up. So, now it is time to dance! Let the music take…
Claiming your profession is great, but what do you do when you say “I am a fill-in-the-blank” and still feel like a fraud? Say it anyway. Frankly, this is one of those “chicken or egg,” “fake it til you make it” moments. You can’t be…
Scents plunge you into memory faster than almost anything else I know. Walking the dogs yesterday morning, I smelled a wisp of flowers, ones I couldn’t even identify, and they dropped me into the memory of spring mornings in late May in Steamboat Springs when…
“When we were in Big Sky, the person we stayed with is retired and a potter. Her username was Potter1. I’ve never used writer1 or anything associated with writing as a username. When I meet people, I generally say I’m semi-retired. Occasionally if the conversation…
Does nothing seem to be working in your project? Are you swirling around the same problem with no solution in sight? Throw caution to the wind and put your project on the “Goes Wrong Show”. For the “Goes Wrong Show,” go through your project and…
I’ve been feeling icky. Some little low-level bug won’t go away and any energy I find quickly drains away. I’ve been able to keep going, but just not feeling well. One of the things that kept me moving was knowing that one of my guest…
Tarot decks carry art, mystery, and mysticism in their forms. The artistic interpretation of the myriad of decks available means that almost everyone can find a tarot deck to match their taste. The illustrations and words provoke reactions, evoke emotions, and spur new thought. And…
There’s a card in the Tarot deck called “The Fool.” In most decks, he’s portrayed as a young man. His face is turned up toward the sun as he strolls along. You can see that his next step will take him over a cliff. So,…
Way back at the turn of the century, I owned an internet service provider called SpringSips. Our service was available regionally, though most of our clients lived in a fifty-mile radius. The majority of the technical support came from our small team, so it wasn’t…