When I lived in DC I rowed at Potomac Boat Club. My favorite spot to row was behind Roosevelt Island. We usually didn’t do a lot of rowing back there since our group of scullers was quite large at times. But in the afternoons, which were primarily on my own it was my go...
Continue readingHaving Options
You’re going away for the weekend and want to bring a book. You have two on your nightstand you’ve been meaning to read. You bring both, just in case. You want to have options. Each time you go to read you can’t decide which one to choose. So you end up scrolling on your...
Continue readingWhy Are You Frustrated
Is there really some grave injustice going on or are you just angry you don’t get to do what you want to do? You have the option to get pissed or to adapt. Those are your options. Especially when you’ve got people depending on you. Does anger really do anything? What’s going to serve...
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Where you put your time and money matters. Do you invest in others, in making a shit ton of money, in buying expensive things, in your mental and physical health? The things we invest in define our lives. At the end of this weird ride we are all on what matters most? Tons of...
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The problem isn’t not knowing what to write. The problem is catching the ideas fast enough. Before they disappear into nothingness. Today I’ve found that quiet time with no distractions like my phone or kids or podcasts has allowed me to hone in enough to capture an idea. Think about it. We have thousands...
Continue readingRight It
You’ve got to write it to right it. No two ways about it. You’re either doing the work or you’re not. No time like right now....
Continue readingWords No One Will Ever See
For every hundred words I post there are another five hundred no one will ever see. Not all paintings hang on walls. Not all music is played on a stage. Not all words are part of the final book or post. It doesn’t make you any less of an artist or writer or musician....
Continue readingForever
Tonight Kady asked me if I was posting once a day again. I said yes. And she said “forever?” It made me laugh but it also made me think. I don’t have forever. Which is why it’s so important to me to do this every day. To keep up with it and keep the...
Continue readingDonkey
A donkey will freeze in place when it’s afraid and will not move until it knows it’s safe. I’m not a donkey expert but I am a Margot expert. And I know when I’m being stubborn like that there’s something else going on. Digging your heels in might feel like you’re saving yourself. Fighting...
Continue readingThe Force
I ran into someone I used to coach at the park today. I haven’t seen them in five or six years. We took the kids up to a different part of the park and wandered around for a bit. We weren’t even going to go but changed our minds at the last second. As...
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