Punch the Bully in the Nose
In the last few years, I’ve become friends with professional actors and Broadway performers. How did that happen?Sometimes I feel like I am watching my life on TV.Emily Fletcher and Tonya Cornelisse, now dear friends, expand what I believe I can do.Where did...
Wanna Dance?
Profiles of everyday superheroesMy meditation teacher Emily, clearly excited with her next challenge, lined us up on separate ends of the stage.I knew I was in trouble.Alarm bells were firing off in my head. “Now, when I start the music,” she said, “I want you to keep...
Willpower is Overrated
If insanity is measured by “expecting different results” when you “do the same thing over and over again,” I am ready for the psych ward. photo credit: Pim Chu/Unsplash My poor head has calluses from banging it against the same wall for years. I write and create and...
Definition of Insanity
photo credit: BigStockPhoto When I went out for Track & Field in high school, I started with the race that circled the track one time (400 meters). I could keep up for half of the lap but then everyone else finished faster than me. If I was good for 200 meters, I...