Latest Reflections
13. The Second-Middle Finger
Skipping blithely past the standard meaning of the middle finger, we’ll give it our own: Contribute. If the first finger is Create, the work I do for pure joy, the second is the work I do for other...
12. The First-Index Finger
When I was creating the Hand, I had already retired from my corporate job. As I asked, How then shall I live?, I turned to Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. It’s based on the...
11. The Thumb, More Details
There is an area of life that’s important, but I didn’t want a hand with six digits, so I put it with the thumb: Money.* To phrase it in alignment with Be Well, let’s call it Financial Wellness....
10. The Thumb: Details
To think about my Be Well thumb, I like to use the Human Compass: It's overwhelming to try to do everything I think I need to do for my wellness, and honestly, impossible. Can I really: make all my...
9. The Thumb
In junior high, I was on a gymnastics team. We were the New Jersey Junior Olympic state champions. That’s not relevant to the Hand, but it’s a moment of glory I treasure. I placed 5th in vault and...
8. Building the Hand: Purpose Before Process
“What’s my purpose in life?” That question gnawed at me for years. I hunted for my purpose in the pages of books, ruminated on my nighttime dreams, observed my life like Sherlock looking for clues....
Got enough love?
When my husband died and other changes followed, The Love Bucket helped me figure out how to bring more love into my life. If you’d like an objective method to increase the level of love in your life, this guide is for you!
