I think I’ve cut myself off from my soul in many ways. I’ve become my to-do list, the things that have to get done and the things other people want from me. — Jamie Varon, Why Are We Letting People Tell Us How to Live Our Lives? If you are like me, you spend a lot of time disconnected [...]
What would you do if you knew you were going to be alone for the rest of your life? This is the question Waylon Lewis, founder of elephant journal, posed to his readers. He answered it with something to the effect of (I can't find the darn article, sorry), You would create an amazing career, read [...]
Will I always feel a pang of guilt about loving time alone to work and write? Is it possible the best gift I can offer the world lies outside my role as a mother? Baby-sitters allowed me to preserve my sanity, to the extent that I have it. I always had at least three hours [...]
…we did spend a good part of our income on household help. I don’t regret that at all. Baby-sitters allowed me to preserve my sanity, to the extent that I have it. I always had at least three hours in the morning to write. I couldn’t have given up writing. I think I could have [...]
