The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Why do you use a travel agent?

April 13, 2022
Why use a travel agent? That was the question a friend posed the other day and my answer came easily. I have better things to do than to spend hours perusing...

How easy avocado toast ideas can spice up your mornings

April 12, 2022
I am an avocado toast purist. But that doesn't mean I don't love me some good avocado toast ideas! Usually, though, I like to slice a ripe avocado, toast a good...

It’s time to stop making overworking a virtue

April 6, 2022
Back in the day, overworking was a virtue. "Bedchecks"--the 7pm grand tour execs would make to see who was still at work that late--were common in Silicon Valley...

How did customer-centric behavior become obsolete?

April 5, 2022
Ever feel like tearing out your hair after trying to reach "customer service?" Or after an interaction with a business that left you feeling unheard? There was a day...

When you don’t feel of this world

March 30, 2022
Just sitting the other day I had this realization that I did not feel of this world. I know, I know, Jesus says in John 18:36  My Kingdom is not of this world. And I...

When people think you are strong & resilient

March 29, 2022
When people think you are strong and resilient, it usually means you are. But what comes with that is also the belief that you are not at all vulnerable. That you do...

Celebrate the coming of spring with our spring candles

March 28, 2022
Spring is a season of rebirth, bringing  new hope. And that's something to celebrate, so why not do that with my beautiful 16-ounce spring candles! Yes, twice as big...

What does it mean to be the black sheep?

March 23, 2022
Black sheep syndrome. It's that feeling that you don't belong. That you are different. That one of these people in your group is not like the others and it's...

Even if we weren’t promised a rose garden….we m...

March 16, 2022
We planted a rose garden a year ago. Not a big one, but maybe a dozen bushes. And to our surprise, they bloomed that spring. Profusely. We enjoyed them all year. My...

Buddhist detachment and letting go can help with loss. If y...

March 15, 2022
The pain of missing someone who has transitioned can be almost unbearable. And, if I were honest: the pain of missing someone we love when they are no longer in our...

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