When something breaks it’s always frustrating. Even though things breaking is inevitable. It reminds us there are no guarantees. Tommy Boy said it best – “Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time.” So we do the best we can with...
Continue readingThe Stories We Write
Are often far more dramatic than real life. Are based on assumptions we make about others. Tend to focus on the worst case scenario. But what if in real life it was exactly the opposite? What if the person you’re angry at is actually not out to get you? Or the situation isn’t nearly...
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The problem isn’t not knowing what to write. The problem is catching the ideas fast enough. Before they disappear into nothingness. Today I’ve found that quiet time with no distractions like my phone or kids or podcasts has allowed me to hone in enough to capture an idea. Think about it. We have thousands...
Continue readingWords No One Will Ever See
For every hundred words I post there are another five hundred no one will ever see. Not all paintings hang on walls. Not all music is played on a stage. Not all words are part of the final book or post. It doesn’t make you any less of an artist or writer or musician....
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Tonight Kady asked me if I was posting once a day again. I said yes. And she said “forever?” It made me laugh but it also made me think. I don’t have forever. Which is why it’s so important to me to do this every day. To keep up with it and keep the...
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A donkey will freeze in place when it’s afraid and will not move until it knows it’s safe. I’m not a donkey expert but I am a Margot expert. And I know when I’m being stubborn like that there’s something else going on. Digging your heels in might feel like you’re saving yourself. Fighting...
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I ran into someone I used to coach at the park today. I haven’t seen them in five or six years. We took the kids up to a different part of the park and wandered around for a bit. We weren’t even going to go but changed our minds at the last second. As...
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Take a day off. That’s it. That’s the post. Taking my own advice tomorrow. Going to get sprinkle donuts in the morning for the boys and then go on an adventure....
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We have thousands of thoughts a day. Hundreds of interactions. We wake. We move. We think. We move about the world. And yet we think we don’t have any ideas. If you’re a writer like me (or a painter or artist) the most daunting thing is the blank page. The possibilities of what you...
Continue readingWhat Are You Running To?
People ask “what are you running from?” I think the better question is “what are you running to?” It’s a simple shift of focus. And yet it’s equally scary. It’s often easier to avoid change because the question has already been answered. We know this place. We know what it feels like. It’s painful...
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