Today is our last day in the old house. Our furniture and boxes are speeding toward Albuquerque. All that is left here are a few odds and ends we are taking with us, some things we need to donate, and trash we need to get rid of. Prepping this house for sale and turnover showed…
Month: June 2021
Dancing with Fear: Five Tips to Defeat the Fear Monster
If we are doing important work, we are dancing with fear. We say that it’s ‘hard’ to share our work, that’s it’s ‘hard’ to start. But it isn’t hard, it’s just scary. . Dean Wesley Smith talks eloquently about fears, about writing myths, and about how to take control of your own mind to eliminate…
Lightening the Burden of History
Yesterday we sat chatting in the kitchen with our wonderful Memphis realtor as we worked to get the house just right for photographs. (It listed yesterday!) He asked Steve what he taught. History, Steve said. ”History was made yesterday, wasn’t it?” Our realtor said. My heart sank. I’ve been out of the news lately and…
Between the Cracks
Since we bought the new house, things have started falling through the cracks. Time has taken on an eerie timeless quality that nonetheless moves faster than we can breathe. I know that I’ve missed emails, missed due dates, and missed at least two events that I planned to go to. We are in the midst…