This blog is the product of some inspiration that came my way after starting a book of daily devotions I bought at the beginning of January 2012. Since then, with the exception of one day, I’ve written daily — by midnight in whatever time zone I happen to be in. I was on a roll […]
Fall is in the air tonight, even though it’s technically not quite here yet. My evening walk revealed familiar scents I haven’t smelled in about a year. Pot roasts and spaghetti dinners filled the neighborhoods, meals that have been hidden away since the heat of the summer months began. Someone was baking cookies — I […]
It’s entirely possible I’ve written about it before, but it’s a realization that’s popping into my head more and more often these days. This nasty little four-letter F-word is one of those silent killers, the written equivalent of carbon monoxide. “Fine.” Fine will take you down if you let it. Why? Because nothing’s so bad that it needs […]
I found myself telling a story earlier this evening about when I lived in Connecticut. Then I told a story about my college years in Michigan. I felt two things right off the bat: on one hand, I felt really, really old. Where did the years go? On the other hand, I felt really grateful […]
Tomorrow morning, I’ll be on the same flight I was on exactly three months ago. So much can change in what seems like the blink of an eye. Three months ago it wasn’t officially summer yet, although Memorial Day signaled the unofficial beginning. Today, we’ve said goodbye to summer as Labor Day, the unofficial end, […]
Have you ever looked back at an event or series of events in your life and realized how horribly wrong it could have gone? Earlier today, I watched a short film about texting and driving. Werner Herzog’s “From One Second to the Next” was influential, chilling and effective. Even though I know it shouldn’t be […]
Sometimes the best efforts go unreturned. Is it worth it to chase them? Sometimes they intentionally turn us down. Sometimes they think we feel a certain way, but the reason for their silence is all in their head — and it’s theirs alone. Sometimes they think we’re totally in the know and they think we’re […]
When you least expect it, the tide can change — in either direction. One moment it all seems so daunting; it all seems so endless. There’s a mountain before you — maybe even an entire range — and you wonder how you’ll ever move it. Truth: It’s not meant to be moved. It’s there to […]
While seated. At first glance, you’d think it’s a curse. A near-death sentence. After all, you’re on a plane. There’s already a ton that we can’t do, but then they make us immobilize ourselves while doing nothing. Fasten seat belt. OK, fair enough. Will do. But, frankly, I can see telling someone to sit down […]
Once upon a time, I was shopping my student portfolio around a few agencies. I went to college in the Midwest at a school that isn’t known as being a hothouse of creativity. My copywriting “skills” were self-taught, and anyone who looked at my book could see that. I could see that. I reached out […]
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