As I write this, much of the world is in slumber. It's the holiday season, and many people are on vacation or taking the week off. Families are getting together to … [Read more...] about How to Get Ahead During the Holiday Season (Or Any Time of Year)
Archives for December 2013
The Best Way to Overcome Those Post-Christmas Blues
This is a difficult season, the week after Christmas. It's a mini-season of limbo, an awkward in-between time, and people have different ways of dealing with it. Some … [Read more...] about The Best Way to Overcome Those Post-Christmas Blues
The Day After Christmas: A Lament
The day after Christmas is cold. Bitterly cold. And unseasonably cruel. It haunts you like an apparition that never comes. It teases: Next year will be better. It … [Read more...] about The Day After Christmas: A Lament
Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas
For years, I never understood Christmas. Admittedly, I was a bit of a Scrooge. It just seemed like the whole thing was a farce. Every made-for-TV movie I watched … [Read more...] about Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas
Life Lessons from St. Francis: An Interview with Ian Cron
What in the world do you and I have to learn from a 13th-century Italian saint? Quite a lot, actually. Though he lived an austere life hundreds of years ago, Francis of … [Read more...] about Life Lessons from St. Francis: An Interview with Ian Cron
Why I Write
The other day, I was feeling depressed and didn't know why. My emotions were all out of whack, and my thoughts were all over the place. So I turned to the only activity … [Read more...] about Why I Write