I often will remark that I am a jack of all trades and a master at nothing but, procrastination. I can’t figure out a hack around tricking myself into not procrastinating. Perhaps it is a genetic trait that has been passed on to me like an unwanted regift. I honestly don’t know why I do it because it feels so good to check things off my list. I feel like a hero when I complete a task that I have placed on the back burner. It doesn’t deliberately go on the back burner, it fa

I actively seek out pockets of my day where I can find the comfort of complete isolation. I crave being by myself, drink in the silence, quiet my mind. It is deeply gratifying when I have the opportunity to find a sparse and unpopulated open space. Those pure moments of isolation only happen when I travel away from the Eastern Shore to places like Utah, Arizona, New Mexico or Western Mongolia! Since I don’t have access to those spaces on a frequent basis I create moment

My book club has a holiday book exchange every year. It is a fun evening that we all look forward to every year. We have a nice meal, good laughs and great conversation. The topic of dog training came up. A few of us have new, young, energetic dogs. The prevailing attitude was that a dog doesn’t respect you if it doesn’t listen to you. I piped up with an aggressive disagreement on this topic. One of my friends said, “This really triggered you!” My response was, “I don’t like

The true definition of philanthropy is to give without expecting something in return. However, if we do subscribe purely to that definition we do get something in return. We receive a dopamine hit for doing a good deed. Doing something kind and generous for another literally improves brain health. Neuroscientists have coined the term “helpers high” to describe the reaction in our brain when we engage in selfless acts of kindness. A kind act literally creates a cocktail of d