Perfectionism
I've developed a practice of jotting down a list of events, conversations and observations at the end of every day, not only as a repository of creative prompts but also to identify patterns in my experience. During the last few weeks, perfectionism has appeared...
Don’t Be Where the Blow Lands
My partner has trained in Aikido, and he relates hearing the above advice years ago from his teacher. Ever since he repeated it to me, I've been turning it over in my mind. We lately found a Tai Chi teacher and joined a class. I've wanted to do Tai Chi for a long...
Poisoned Bait
A good thing happened recently. I declined to take poisoned bait. The bait arrived in the form of a terse email from an individual with whom I've recently done business. I've never met them in person. I approached our business transaction with a willingness to...