Be kind.

Two days ago, while running errands in the cold, gray, rainy afternoon, I encountered some un-nice people.   I try to be deliberate in my politeness and try to be aware of being nice to the people I randomly encounter in my day:  grocery clerks, baristas, drivers, hostesses, receptionists, dry cleaner counter clerks.  I think [...]

3:23 AM and I can’t sleep.

I’m angry. Yesterday I dropped soup off at a friend’s house, talked to another for over an hour, drove in the slushy rain and listened to reports on the chaos in Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. It’s haunting me. At the gym the TV in front [...]