What childhood messages do you think still echo in your mind? "Life is not all fun and games." "You're so funny."  "Do unto others..." "You're a born teacher." "Children should be..." "You're good at..." "You were a mistake from day one." "Your hands are so...

How to be a Fly on the Wall of a Private Writing Group or Bust a Writing Block This week some of my writing groups started a piece of writing with three magic words: SHOWER, WISH, and HOOD. Three Magic Word stream-of-consciousness writing teaches you to let go and...

As we near the end of another year, thoughts turn to cleaning up and clearing out, making room and creating space, reassessing, and resting. In these days of "Life in the Time of Weird," I think we could benefit from some new perspective on our soft skills to help...