3 Steps for writing a new story

On a previous post, Preparing to ‘let it go’, I wrote about approaches to get a realistic assessment of a situation in preparation to let go of lasting regrets or self-recriminations. Easier said than done If I express regrets, friends often advise me to...

The Power of Story – and TED Talks

Mystery can be an amazing inspiration for telling and keeping stories.   When J.J. Abrams’ spoke at TED, he talked about how mystery drives his interests – AND his storytelling. The thing is that [the unopened box] represents infinite...

Preparing to ‘let it go’

Let it go There are some stories that we need to let go.  Or more accurately, some related baggage that should be discarded.  It’s important to keep the lessons but unproductive, even unhealthy, to cling to all thoughts of would’ve,...
Start a photo project

Start a photo project

Capture Your Social Isolation Stories Take Images of Your ‘New Normal’ During these unprecedented days of lock-downs and gathering restrictions, many people are finding themselves with time on their hands and are looking for new projects or creative...

My Father’s Daughter

Dad was born on February 5 so this day is always an emotional one for me.  Dad loved his birthday, which usually turned into a birthday week.  He saved all his birthday cards and every year around mid January, he would start to display them around the house, adding...