Not too long ago, a friend told me, “I think I just stared at a wall for the entire month of June.” It happens to me with unnerving frequency – there’s plenty to do, but for some reason it just isn’t getting done. Maybe you make a nice list of things you need to work on, but then wash dishes …
How To Keep Working When Tragedy Touches You
Have you seen the documentary Alone in the Wilderness? Sometimes, I wish that I had the skills and knowledge to live like Dick Proenneke. Living completely alone would eliminate so much of the angst and pain that we are faced with almost everyday. Of course, it would eliminate the joys that we can offer one another, too. Being a member …
What To Do With The Fear
Years ago, every time I had to drive I’d get sick. Eventually, I just started riding the bus, walking or begging someone else to drive me wherever I needed to go. This was before it was a law in TN that all drivers had to be insured, and at a time when purchasing insurance would have meant not eating for …
Trash, Design, Inspiration
I read an article several years ago about a community that subsisted off of a trash heap. “Trash heap” doesn’t quite cover it–this was more like a trash mountain. The people who lived near it collected clothing to resell as rags, aluminum cans, and anything else they could use to make a living. It was a sad story; I don’t …
How To Muffle the Madness
Perhaps you stepped on the scale and saw a number that made you want to cry. Maybe your bank account can’t support a food habit, your three best clients quit you, your significant other left you, or some other heart-rending, life-changing event has occurred. Or, maybe NOTHING has happened and that is the problem. Whatever is making you feel like …