Say “I love your hair”
A marvelous woman named Trudy from Canada came to our first Life is a Verb retreat last September. I loved her immediately. It is on her blog that I found this poem today. It spoke to me of what we don't say. And of the words we clumsily choose to …
Touch the President’s hair
My friend, Caren Knox, posted this on Facebook this morning. Here's the caption: President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President's …
Tori’s favorite color was purple
A month ago, I asked you to keep a young girl named Tori in your thoughts and prayers. It appears she was murdered the same day she was abducted. None of us deserves this solitary end, alone and scared. And least of all a young, defenseless child. A young scared …
32 cities. 1 book. Lots of laughs, memories, and learning.
Wow. What a fantastic ride it's been. Readers from around the world have asked me to come read from Life is a Verb. So far, I've been to 32 cities in the U.S., with more on the way! (Boston area folks, I'll be in Deerfield, New Hampshire on June 2nd …
Solving #33: Stop making excuses
After reading my 50@50 list, a woman named Carolynn Faulkner sent me a link to this video, saying "This may help you with #33 on your List of 50@50." Number 33? "Learn to stop making excuses." This did it. Thanks, Carolynn. 37days Make 10 Challenge: What would happen if you …
The Horse Lesson: 50@50
See the thing is that if you want (or need) to be publicly shamed into actually doing what you said you'd do, best to tell everyone you know and don't yet know. That way, a few months into it, several dozen people can write you an email and say "whaddup? …
Make art from lunch.
Every single meal cries out for artfulness. I learned it from Daddy, whose canvas was pancakes. Can you form a name from cheese? From carrots? From mustard and ketchup on your veggie dog? Can a banana become a cause for celebration? I think so. It takes just an instant. It …
You never know when I might mail you a wee gift!
If I have your mailing address, you just never know when I might mail you something. As this happy woman named Amy can tell you, dancing in her mailbox surprise. A "Life is a Verb" t-shirt, a piece of "37days" jewelry, a book, a postcard, a sea shell, some poems …
Let’s meet in Deerfield, New Hampshire!
I'm going to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, soon to give a speech to a wonderful group of home care professionals. When I mentioned this fact on 37days, a woman named Debbie Kelley emailed to explain to me how close Deerfield, New Hampshire, is to Sturbridge, Massachusetts. She also mentioned that if I …
