NOTHING IN THE WAY OF THAT
My friend Sandy shared with me that she often describes our Albuquerque arts communities as a culture not where people come to “make it” but where they can actually make it. Where the focus is on making art more than…
EXTRA SPECIAL SOMETHING
I’ve told you before about my Jar of Good Things. That’s sort of a silly name for what is essentially a basic gratitude practice, but it’s the way I first entered it into my reminder app, how it dings for…
MAKING THE MOST OF IT
Last week I was wrapping up my talk and said something like, “Right now, here we are. Let’s maximize this.” I was about to say, “Let’s make the most of it,” but then stopped myself because I thought that might…
SPOILER ALERT
Growing up Methodist, I was always aware of the special hymns and changing colors associated with the different seasons in the Christian liturgical calendar — Lent, Epiphany, Pentecost, Advent. Christmas, of course. But now, for most of the year, I…