Five things I learned in therapy

September 16, 2026
I'm a believer in therapy. Real therapy. With a good therapist. (Not all therapists are good.) Why do I believe in it? Therapy teaches us how to understand the life we're actually living—and how to stop making the same painful mistakes. (If we choose to. Some of us just love to keep the old...

Priorities

March 4, 2009
It's been a long time since I've put pen to paper like this. In today's high-tech world, this photo seems almost quaint, doesn't it?I had a phone call with a well-known...

Boxing Haiku II

March 4, 2009
Muscles ache and burnWhy do I like this so much?Think before you...

Yes.

March 4, 2009
These look so neat and clean, don't they? I have a stack just like it in my house. Ok, so not exactly like it. Some of them have been across the country twice in the...

Mine. Both.

March 3, 2009

Entrepreneurial inspiration

March 3, 2009
Even though I gave a month's notice, it's clear I won't be working much this month. Things are winding down, partly because I purposely didn't replace business the...

March 2, 2009

Hedge your bets. Or not.

March 2, 2009
I just love this visual--it's so like me.Hedging. It's an attempt to offset exposure to risk of some sort. It's often used as a financial term, but hedging's been a...

Note to God

March 2, 2009
This is the sign I want to see out on Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove in March. Yes,I have official permission to rent the condo, which will help defray my monthly...

Moving into Life 2.0

March 2, 2009
As I anticipated the end of 2008, I knew the new year would involve the start of Life 2.0, but I hadn't anticipated everything that it would entail. I am thrilled to...

Pretty, isn’t it?

March 1, 2009
I've been feeling very...domestic....of late.Of course, I haven't done anything yet with the 14 boxes that arrived from California on Friday.And am anticipating the...

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