Posts by Carol Ross
Unsupported and Unprocessed Grief
I’ve had some wonderful email exchanges as a result of this project. With one person, she revealed that she does "end of life" work, helping individuals have the intimate conversations on dying and death that is part of the transition. To which I replied: "Thank you for sharing more of what you do. This is…
Read MoreDavid Sedaris
I was at a Mother’s Day dinner at my brother’s house last month. I was talking about how hard it is to read aloud your own writing in an interesting voice. In developing my podcast, Live Action Coaching, I had written intros to each coaching demonstration and was horrified to hear the dullness in my…
Read MoreThat Rascally Wabbit
I am being tormented by a rabbit. A small gray bunny with a white cottontail. The weather has been beautiful–75 degrees, slight wind, blue skies–and my patio is inviting as a second office. Out of the corner of my eye, I see the rabbit come out of the leafy mass of dogwood bushes, near the…
Read MoreThe Real Reason I Podcast
I carpool with another family for school pickup and dropoff. I usually have the morning shift. I pick up three boys, ages 11, 13, and 14, friends of my sons’. The oldest kid sits in the passenger seat next to me, away from his younger siblings in the back seat but not totally out of…
Read MoreLooking for Good Ideas in New Places
I’m chuckling this morning. I just received an email with the subject line, “How and Why Women Test You.” Despite what you might think, this is not spam. I actually signed up to get this email at a website designed to help men get more dates with women. At this point, you might be wondering:…
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