If you’re like me, dog obedience training is like eating kale. You know it’s good for you, but it’s rough going down. If you have an energetic puppy, an easily-spooked rescue, a […]
Wish Your Dog Were Better but Obedience Bores You?
What She Said, January 21: Elizabeth II
But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together–Queen Elizabeth II
What She Said, November 6: Mother Teresa
If we have no peace, it’s because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.–Mother Teresa
What She Said, August 12: Malala Yousafzai
Let us remember: one book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. –Malala Yousafzai
What She Said, August 10: Maria Montessori
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. –Maria Montessori
Five Things Driving Has Taught Me About How to Take Things Less Personally
When I drive, I tend not to take things personally. Interestingly, my practice in doing this on the road translates very well into how not to take things personally in my life.
On Breaks and Connections
This week the kids went back to school after our beautifully long winter break, and I’m drowning in silence. I miss them. It’s hard, after the house has been full of joy, […]
An Ordinary Life
To be happy, I need to hold on to the thought that I am ordinary. It sounds wrong, I know, when everything tells us to be extraordinary, when everything we aspire to […]
Writers and Meditation
I gave this talk as part of a panel with Casey Clague at the Gulf Coast Association of Creative Writing Teachers conference a couple of weeks ago, so forgive the speech-like feel. […]
Meditation Monday: Interview with Casey Clague
Hello and welcome to the first Meditation Monday! I asked some of my friends and acquaintances to answer a few questions about meditation, and the answers were smart and funny, surprising and […]
The Gloria Sirens 