Can people change? A New Year contemplation.
I’ve been contemplating the question “Can people change” every January 2 for a decade now, thanks to my Q&A A Day journal. …
Reflecting on a decade of personal mission statements
On January 1, 2013, I answered the question “What is your mission?” with: To love. Laugh. Write. Share joy. Be happy. Be …
On actually achieving goals
A few years ago, I read a short article about how of the people who make resolutions in January, more than half will …
22 Goals for 2022
A couple weeks ago, my social media timelines were alive with people discussing their top 2021 accomplishments. My first thought? I survived. …
Ruminations on the work/life balance lie
Full disclosure: I hate the phrase “work/life balance.” The phrase and associated societal conversations are too simplistic and set an unrealistic bar, especially …
21 Goals for 2021
When I wrote my “20 Goals for 2020” last New Year’s day, I had no idea how prescient some of my plans …
20 goals for 2020
Amid the debates about whether we’re starting a new year or a new decade, I saw a Twitter thread last week about …
Confessions of an erstwhile blogger
“Please save me a seat!” I texted, frantically hustling down Pratt Street towards the Baltimore Convention Center. Naturally, when I had cut …
I read 79 books in 2018. Here are the best and worst.
Happy New Year! Like many, I’m thrilled to say goodbye to 2018. The last few months were especially rough around these parts …
Taking stock of 2018
We spent part of New Year’s day with a dozen people piled in a busted pick-up truck, rumbling down a winding 4-wheel-drive-only …