I had a moment yesterday while in prayer right before Mass. That sounds way more pious than it actually is, but I am attempting to get comfortable using language in public that I use with myself in private. So, anyway, I had this moment and now I am here at the keyboard to noodle it out. Let's see what happens. Every year I pick a word. Many people engage in this practice. … [Read more...] about Living the Fiat with Curiosity, Humility, and Kindness
April
Saying Goodbye to the Bitches
I could say that the Bitches & Bourbon podcast was too much work. It was a lot of work, that is true. For a one-hour published episode, I would spend at least 8 researching, prepping, recording, editing, and publishing. I often wondered how many of these podcasts succeeded in keeping a schedule or daily or weekly episodes. Then I learned (what I should have already figured … [Read more...] about Saying Goodbye to the Bitches
Just Do What You Are Good At
Just do what you are good at. These are the words I heard while preparing for Mass this morning. It is that time of the year when folks wonder, “What do I take from the last year,” and “What do I leave behind?” I am still not certain which of those choices I consider most important. Both, I suppose. But as I move through what it means to be committed to living a life … [Read more...] about Just Do What You Are Good At
Asinine, Journey, Crazy, or Truth
Seventeen years, give or take, whether or not you count MySpace. Seventeen years, depending on if you count those years where I couldn’t—didn’t. Seventeen years. I have been writing words and pushing publish for seventeen years. Depending on how you calculate these kinds of things, a person could call it an asinine waste of time or the greatest journey ever. I … [Read more...] about Asinine, Journey, Crazy, or Truth
The Woman I Am with Him is the Woman I Am
Look, I’ve read the same memes you have. I have watched the same talk shows, listened to the same gurus, read the same books, flipped through the same articles, conversed over the same meals, and drank the same wine. I know the kind of woman I am supposed to be. The kind of woman I am supposed to want to be. The kind of women I am supposed to have for friends and encourage them … [Read more...] about The Woman I Am with Him is the Woman I Am