What a week it has been. The tragic events of Newtown, CT juxtaposed against Christmas parties and baking and gift giving. A few irretrievable moments on an ordinary Friday morning, effectively burned off the bright and shiny skin of a busy, materialistic nation. The true story of Christmas took on fresh meaning and lent perspective… Continue reading The Christmas Story
Good books sometimes make you ask hard questions. This book made me ask myself this: “If I sat in that white chair, what would I say to the camera about living second?” Coincidentally (not!), Week 11 of Doug Bender’s just released Live Second is titled “The Story” and asks the reader a similar question. “What is your… Continue reading Live Second
Please tell me you have heard of the I am Second website. If you haven’t discovered this extraordinary site, you are missing out on a collection of the very best stories available on the internet. I am Second is much more than a website. It is actually a movement that encourages people to intentionally live in… Continue reading The “I am Second” Collection
My favorite Mary Poppins advice is this: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” I use this often as a way of spinning an unpleasant task into something enjoyable. History has been kind of like medicine in my mind, a necessary evil you had to take in high school and college. I blame… Continue reading Documentary, Anyone?
Half the fun in traveling, for me anyway, lies in anticipating the trip itself. Knowing I would have loads of flight time on my trip to Italy this summer, I scoured around looking for a novel that would give me solid information as well as the mood and atmosphere appropriate for a first time trip… Continue reading The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Story Place 