Kids Like it When Something Goes Wrong

There was no need to hire a clown for my seventh birthday. Six girlfriends and I piled into my Dad’s huge 1960 Chevy station wagon to drive to the skating rink for my party. But his car wouldn’t start, so he got out and pushed it. But he slipped and fell in the mud. When… Continue reading Kids Like it When Something Goes Wrong

Stop Following the Herd and Lead

It only takes one person to stop following the herd to change the whole world. Like a schoolgirl in Pakistan. Malala Yousefzai used her intellect to fight for a girl’s right to an education. She was not afraid of anyone, because going to school was not a crime. Then the Taliban tried to assassinate her… Continue reading Stop Following the Herd and Lead

Where Do You Go To Get Your Answers?

My mind is a noisy place, where my worries and doubts compete for my attention like auctioneers. But I have an unfair advantage. Where the noise stops. An old soft chair. When I curl up in it for ten minutes in peace, the static in my mind disappears, and I feel better. “What we achieve… Continue reading Where Do You Go To Get Your Answers?