Blogging
Remind Me When I Get To Maui
A relatively new reader to this blog emailed about finding the archive of older posts on this blog, from three years ago: "I was fascinated by the posts because the "voice" of those posts is very different from the "voice" of newer posts. Not different in a bad/good/value-assigning way–it was just evident that time and…
Read MoreA New Blogger in the Family
I’ve been the sole blogger in the family (underground bloggers excepted–you never know.) Until now. Ryan, my 24-year old nephew just started blogging about his new adventure, a year in downtown Oakland, as part of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. His writing is personal and compassionate, sprinkled with moments of biting humor and quick wit. Maybe…
Read MoreBreast Cancer for Husbands
A friend just started a blog for husbands of women going through breast cancer. He described his reasons for blogging in this way: "My wife has had breast cancer over the past three years. Blogging about it seems therapeutic and also a way for husbands to support each other." In my discussions with Ilene Kouzel,…
Read MoreBig, Bold Choices
A friend sent me the link to her new blog, part of a "citizen blogger site" set up by the Houston Chronicle. I rarely plug personal blogs (as opposed to ones that specialize in a discipline, like marketing or social media). This is one I can recommend because the writing is passionate, honest, and intelligent–something…
Read MoreA Bigger Voice
In November 2007, I blogged about my experience at the Dreaming Room, talking about the process of dreaming and manifesting the dream, but not what the dream is for me. It’s taken me longer than I thought to flesh out my dream and now I’m ready to go public. The business, A Bigger Voice, will…
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