I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you… Read more The Edge
Tag: choices
Suitcases, values, and what really matters
Driving to work I pass by, as I have so many times before, one of my community’s homeless men. And, as… Read more Suitcases, values, and what really matters
Why I Do What I Do
I coordinate the Combined Federal Campaign at the Bureau of the Public Debt. I’ve done that now for the past… Read more Why I Do What I Do
39 minutes
I keyed in the text message: “Meet you at 8:39.” In this case, the finger’s faster than the eye, and… Read more 39 minutes
Butterflies know: the past is no big deal
Butterflies can fly because their whole modus operandi is to travel lightly. You’re the same now. You have no intention… Read more Butterflies know: the past is no big deal
Elevators as metaphors for life
In my office building is a bank of three elevators – “lifts,” if you’re British – designed, of course, to… Read more Elevators as metaphors for life
Hecate’s watching! Beware of what you wish for
Beware what you wish for … you just might get it. It was a glorious spring Saturday, the sun warm… Read more Hecate’s watching! Beware of what you wish for
Wicked Good Storms
I love a good storm, thunder booming and lightning crashing around me. It reminds me to live. I came to… Read more Wicked Good Storms