An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” the Queen tells Alice in Through the Looking-Glass. When I read the book as a child, I tried that. I tried believing in the very tangible “impossible” things: that I would… Continue reading Believe in Miracles
Category: Affirmations
Dream Big
An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. At first, it was Minneapolis that was my big dream. Then it was New York City and St. Petersburg, Russia; later, it was Boston and Paris. Strangely, I don’t recall many dreams about love or marriage or children. My dreams never… Continue reading Dream Big
Cherish Every Moment
An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. For most of my thirties, I worked at a magazine with less than ideal leadership, but a terrific group of other line editors, reporters, and designers. A lot of things bound us together–age, politics, backgrounds, a mutual distrust of management. Anyway,… Continue reading Cherish Every Moment
Be Your Best Self
An occasional series based on stuff that hangs in my room… or my heart. I put way too much pressure on myself to be 150% all the time. It’s not exactly a competitive thing; I don’t have to be the best cook, the best writer, the most knowledgeable about 1970s rock and pop, but I… Continue reading Be Your Best Self