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Jul 16, 20241 min read
The Box: A simple but meaningful way to show up after someone dies
This box Big gifts can come in small, hand-folded packages. One of his students gave me this 11 days after Art died. That was over 15...
Jun 30, 20241 min read
What to Say to a Grieving Person: The Power of 'Pebbling'
Last week, Adam Grant shared this post about pebbling. And I thought, wait, that is what I advise people on what to say to a grieving...
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Gratitude Lists
Gratitude lists. Do you do them? Do you try to do them? Every day, I write ten things I am grateful for in a gratitude notebook....
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Be The Idiot
I’m gonna start this year off by being the idiot. Why? Because Unemployment is at an all-time low. (Finding a replacement is no longer...
Dec 31, 20231 min read
This is The Ranch
My cousin owns a 90-acre ranch in Amador County. Our family has been going there for 20 years. (Since Ezra was 1.) Some of Art's ashes...
Dec 13, 20234 min read
Conversation Starters for The Awkward and All the Rest of Us Too
Holiday Party 2015 Let's NOT Talk About Grief: Conversation Starters for The Awkward As an extrovert ( a person who gets her energy from...
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