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Is Finding Your Calling a Real Thing or an Impossible Dream?
A lot of people claim they can’t follow their dreams. They have a mortgage, kids, a work history they say prevents them from pursuing jobs they might actually like. Others swear that if you let your passion lead, success will follow. That where there’s a will, there’s...
The Problem with Being Good
I don’t normally struggle with writer’s block, but a few weeks ago, my efforts to edit my novel hit a can’t-see-the-end-of-it, can’t-see-the-top-of-it stone wall. Words got harder and harder to find, like a river that shrank to a stream that shrank to a trickle,...
The Side Hustle Best Suited to Your Personality
I don’t normally publish guest posts on my blog, but Tamari Lewin recently reached out with the idea to offer a list of businesses that fit different personality types. I thought a lot of people might find it helpful. While I don’t believe tests or types can tell you...
The Dark Light of Depression
How depression, anxiety, and nature helped me rediscover what matters most and gave me hope that the world can too.
Healing a World That’s Breaking Open Without Breaking Down
People, norms, and longstanding systems are cracking open and breaking down right now, one after another. Most recently, the brutal murders of multiple black men and women have underscored the fact that racism is alive and well and continuing to cause immeasurable...
What’s Helping Me Most Right Now
You may have noticed I haven’t sent anything out for a while. Or maybe, like me, you got a bit overwhelmed by all the COVID-19 updates, and one less email was a welcome reprieve. Either way, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and well, and finding some gifts...
Additional Resources
I know I'm always hungry for help, and I was reminded recently that there are a bunch of resources out there that I've made or contributed to that might help people, but they aren't easy to find. So here's a list of guest blog posts I've written, articles I've...
Find Your Calling in the Call of the Wild
I was walking through the winter woods in Colorado last year when I realized that every creature in the forest plays an important role. Plants take up nutrients from sunlight and soil and transform them into flowers, seeds, and leaves that nourish insects and birds....
What Cicadas Can Teach Us About Growth
I’m still not totally sure why, but I’ve been struggling recently. Not externally, with how things are going for me right now, which is actually amazingly well given what’s going on in the world. Rather, I’ve been struggling internally, with strong waves of emotions...
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Is Finding Your Calling a Real Thing or an Impossible Dream?
A lot of people claim they can’t follow their dreams. They have a mortgage, kids, a work history they say prevents them from pursuing jobs they might actually like. Others swear that if you let your passion lead, success will follow. That where there’s a will, there’s...
The Problem with Being Good
I don’t normally struggle with writer’s block, but a few weeks ago, my efforts to edit my novel hit a can’t-see-the-end-of-it, can’t-see-the-top-of-it stone wall. Words got harder and harder to find, like a river that shrank to a stream that shrank to a trickle,...
The Side Hustle Best Suited to Your Personality
I don’t normally publish guest posts on my blog, but Tamari Lewin recently reached out with the idea to offer a list of businesses that fit different personality types. I thought a lot of people might find it helpful. While I don’t believe tests or types can tell you...
The Dark Light of Depression
Depression is on the rise. Rates were increasing in the US long before the pandemic, and after COVID hit, they tripled, with one study reporting that 27.8% of adults experienced symptoms in 2020. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for almost 30 years, and the...
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