There are a few plot twists ahead — which is fitting, since puzzles often seem impossible. As this month’s theme is “Out of the Box”—Meditation HERE—I’ve been researching the origin of that phrase. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, ...

It’s not like I’d ever forget the moment and yet, I’m not sure why, but only midway through writing this did it actually come back to my awareness. Namely, to quote another legendary Broadway show, the fact that I was “in the room where it happened.” I’ll reveal all, but first I have to set the stage...

It was certainly not my intention. I sincerely hope I’m NOT contributing to the problem. I wasn’t aware of just how bad a reputation it has. As an archetype, it definitely needs a new press agent. You see, when I chose  “Out of the Box,” as the theme of the June’s new m...

At first, it felt like both a personal triumph and a magical gift from the universe. Suddenly, it became an almost soul-crushing experience. The part that I thought would be most challenging, turned out to be effortless. The task I thought would be straightforward, became a Sisyphean task, on...

I wasn’t aware of how much I needed the win until after it had happened. In most ways, my week had been going along just fine. It paralleled the response of Vlad’s new vet, who, when they returned him from his blood tests—not his favorite—replied when I asked how Vlad behaved: “He wasn’t the ...

Although it definitely seems that “The Algorithm”—something everyone refers to but I suspect no one actually understands—is spying on all our private conversations, this felt like a pretty straightforward synchronicity. In last week’s newsletter, while writing about this month’s theme, Th...

Although all the live events of a dear friend’s marketing bootcamp completely conflicted with my schedule, I managed to attend the first half of the one whose topic struck the strongest chord. The focus was on talking about what you do, a topic that’s often quite challenging for entrepreneurs and artist...

It was not the direction I thought the conversation would take. My assumption was that it would be completely clinical and unemotional. Instead, to my astonishment, it was one of the most connected moments I’ve ever felt with another human being. Oddly, it was with a sales representative when I wa...

I thought it would be the other way around.  Spearheading the (near-future) launch of my mother vintage Etsy store, I thought there might be some reluctance to let things go. Instead, she’s willingly taken a deep dive into the process, eager to research and list a small mountain o...