In preparation for this month’s muse-letter, I took a look at my “Journal of Words”, a treasure-trove of words and their meanings. There, I found the word “fantods” [...]
I finished my book in November, launched it in December and realized in January that my motivation and energy had been consumed. After any heavy project, it is normal to […]
Date: December 4, 2021 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, This letter is a thank you note โ to Rocky Mountain Outlook for being a community newspaper and for offering […]
In October 2019, I was heading off to a writing retreat in England. Before leaving, I met with two kind-hearted friends, asking if they would help me plan an event […]
An Ecology of Gratitude: Writing your way to what matters, my debut book is on track to be launched early in November. Structured as a 30-day series of anecdotes and […]
“It felt like a sucker-punch,” my friend confided. She was recounting the story from her third person perspective between two people, who were acquaintances. Person X asked, [...]
Last week, the word “Palaver” arrived in my email feed as my “Word of the Day”. I clicked the link to the Merriam-Webster source, and the back-room word smart [...]
Has it ever happened to you? You were having a conversation with another person who just posed a question. You then took a deep breath, paused and replied, “Well, I […]
In his book, “Thanks!” the world’s pre-eminent authority in the science of gratitude research, Robert Emmons writes: “Recall that two of the primary obstacles to being [...]
Sometimes, we all need to stop, smell the flowers and hit pause. With our limitations on social gatherings, I am at risk of getting too introspective and deep into the […]
