What IS it about September that prompts the need to nest? Last year, Wynne and I chatted about this topic in our podcast “September Savor”, discussing the rhythm of September: back to school, seasonal changes and more. We’re still working this out in our heads and hearts. I mean…August 31 to September 1? What’ s … More Episode 83: The Need to Nest with Vicki and Wynne
It’s such a pleasure to spend time with Dave Williams, artist, author, and one of our favorite creative friends. Wynne and I love talking with Dave because he offers cool insights into the creative process. Reminding us to lean into the joy of doing. In this episode, Dave introduces us to a wonderful book, Felicia … More Episode 82: “Embrace Your Weird” with Author Dave Williams
We’ve been having fun making YouTube clips from our fabulous podcast guests. So, we’re republishing some of our most watched videos. Here’s a hilarious snippet from publisher, author and former radio producer, Rick Kaempfer. He tells a couple great stories about how they scored celebrity interviews with Aerosmith and Dennis Hopper at famous Chicago radio … More Two Again Tuesday
I love being a member of the Chicago Writers Association. Blog posts from author B.A.Durham from “Chicago Writes” pop into my inbox providing inspiration. Last month I shared some thoughts about one of his recent posts – one that helped me navigate a plateau in my latest writing project. You can check it out here. Staying … More Writing – Unencumbered!
This past weekend we were packing up to leave the vacation place we stayed at for two weeks. My nine-year-old daughter, Miss O, was helping my friend, Eric, put the rubber raft away. He’d purchased the raft for this trip so he had the original box. After deflating it, they rolled it up and then … More Doing the Impossible
Recently someone asked me if I could imagine a non-linear way to grow. What I understood that to mean was instead of inching along a path, it was taking some leaps to a bolder path. I’ve found that we often don’t leap to those paths all on our own. Instead we do it because of, … More Change Agents
What’s more enchanting than listening to a talented youngster as she shares not only her beautiful voice – pure and poignant – while also teaching the adults a thing or two about what matters most? Absolutely nothing, of course. Wynne’s amazing daughter, Miss O joins us in this episode to sing and remember the glorious … More Podcast Friday! Episode 77: Singing to the Heavens
We’ve been having fun making YouTube clips from our fabulous podcast guests. So, we’re republishing some of our most watched videos. In case you missed this great book project pitch from Cheryl Oreglia, here it is. And since Cheryl and Larry are off cycling in the RAGBRAI this week, we know they are authoring stories … More Two Again Tuesday
We’ve been having fun making YouTube clips from our fabulous podcast guests. So, we’re republishing some of our most watched videos. In case you missed this remarkable clip, Dr. Gerald Stein shares some concrete wisdom on how to prepare for an unpredictable life. We love the way Dr. Stein consistently leaves us with golden breadcrumbs … More Two Again Tuesday
We’ve been having fun making YouTube clips from our fabulous podcast guests. So we’re republishing some of our most watched videos. In case you missed this fabulous story from award winning playwright and Beatles buff, Jack Canfora, here’s a replay. Jack tells the story of the inspiration for Paul McCartney writing Eleanor Rigby and what … More Two Again Tuesday
The Heart of the Matter 