I often experience what David Brooks wrote about in a recent opinion piece in the New York Times. I go to an event with other people and...

Late afternoon and I am tired. Not tired for any particular reason. My husband signed us up to play pickleball. I knew I should get my...

At the beginning of 2023 I started a new practice. Each Sunday morning, I take a 3”x3” yellow post-it note and write something I am...

My Sister Is a Poet Sand Dunes and Clover, my sister’s latest poetry book, arrived on our doorstep on Monday night. On Tuesday I sent an...

I heard her voice first and then stood up and peeked into the next room to see Clare (not her real name) in a cap and gown. She was...

I must admit that it felt good, satisfying even, to hear laughter several times on Monday as my scene was read out loud by two...

We have been hearing about the advances in artificial intelligence a lot more recently, so I decided to give ChatGPT a try. I was curious...

Or it often feels like magic. Let me give you an example. Anthony, our playwriting teacher, sends us a writing prompt each Tuesday...

I am posting my February blog a bit early because I want to alert you to a couple of events that begin soon. As February is the month of...

In Manny Yekutiel’s January 3, 2023 newsletter he wrote: “How are you feeling about 2023? What's your one-word description of how you...

It was with curiosity, excitement, and trepidation that I headed to the first session of the World Harmony Chorus rehearsal. The last...

Our next-door neighbor, Charlie, plays baseball on two teams. As you might imagine, that means he attends many practices in addition to...

I’m getting better at savoring small moments of enjoyment and bigger moments of success. I wasn’t always this way. When I was younger, I...

I received a letter from Assessor, Phong La with the County of Alameda. I was happily surprised by the words written on the back of the...

I’m looking out the window of my office/guest room at the overgrown magnolia tree in our front yard, and if I stand, I see a distant view...

In 2013 I wrote a chapter for my book, The Key To The Castle, entitled “New Destination.” It is time to write “New Destination Part II or...

This story is from my book, The Key To The Castle: Zen and Travel Stories of Trust, 2013. When I travel to a new place, whether to...

Do you know someone who has trained or studied for years in a particular field or artistic area and then is not able to find work in...

What I love in my coaching work is helping people design their next chapter. For many people, it can be challenging to decide which...

Recently I’ve discovered a podcast, that I can’t get enough of, called “Soul Music.” In each approximately 30 minute episode, they...