I find the phrase, “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” works for so many things. When a woman is wearing earrings too big for her neck to reasonably hold up. When I feel like giving my snarkier answer. When my 3-year-old decides she needs to stand up on the swings: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
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Inspired by Steven Levy’s recent article for Wired on “The Burden of Twitter,” I’m encouraged to agree with him. I often feel guilty too. I have a blog I haven't contributed to regularly for several months. I feel more than guilty—approaching inadequate–that all my pals on Facebook have so much time to post cool pictures and updates, while I’m still
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I'm not Episcopalian. Sometimes I wish I were. Or maybe Catholic–just one of these denominations that makes a really big deal about the "sacrament," the "host," communion. I enjoy every once in a while focusing on the original meaning of the metaphor—remembering Christ's sacrifice in the physical symbols of His love. That we can remember the most beautiful fact of human existence–restoration–through the
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When you tell someone you're a writer, what do they say? "Oh. What do you write?" Regardless of your answer, you know what they really want: What do you write about? Who are you? What floats your boat? Driving to the watering hole yesterday to celebrate my fellow editors' bestsellers, I had an inspiration. It was the first time we'd
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Here's a great letter for any of you who would like to set the record straight about who's rejecting who…. ————————————————————————— Dear Esteemed Editor, Thank you for your letter rejecting my book proposal for publishing consideration with your company. Unfortunately, I have received an unusually large number of rejections from many well qualified publishers and I’m afraid that with such
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