Halloween is my favorite holiday (besides my birthday). Particularly this year because I need, we need, a ritual way to blow off a little steam! To let loose some of our fearful energies. To shimmy out some anger and dread and what-is-going-to-happen-on-Tuesday tension. Halloween is your chance to creep up on the very idea of [...]

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When I took my nine month sabbatical that ended in June, I was certain, convinced and over the moon sure I would emerge re-energized, shining with ideas, filled to the brim with compelling content that would flow out of me like so much molten brilliance. That didn’t happen (for a bunch of reasons) which was [...]

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I started blogging a couple of years ago because I wanted a more casual place to explore my musings and learning but mostly I started blogging to have a conversation with readers – to create more of a community-give-and-take-learning-thing. That’s happening because of your amazing comments! Wow on your comments! Yet I have this burning [...]

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Right now, I’m afraid. Terrified even. I want to jump out from this computer and run screaming out of my office and straight back to bed. Pull the covers over my head.  I’m thinking how good a lunch break would be even though it’s closer to breakfast than lunch. How much I wish I could [...]

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