White-It-Out, V23, #07

White-It-Out, V23, #07

White-It-Out By Leslie Sann We do not need magic to change the world; we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.  ~ J.K. Rowling Being human and all, I bet you sometimes get on the thought train to hell. Not fun. It...
Turning Worry into Wonder, V23, #07

Turning Worry into Wonder, V23, #07

Turning Worry into Wonder By Leslie Sann My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.  ~ Michel Montaigne There are many expressions representing the uselessness of worry. One is that it is a misuse of the imagination. Another is...
The Woman in Front of the Room, V22, #24

The Woman in Front of the Room, V22, #24

The Woman in Front of the Room By Leslie Sann And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself? ~ Rumi I did some traveling in December. On my return trip, I sat next to a young woman reading a book I had seen on a shelf at the airport. When I asked her...
Pebble in Your Shoe, V22, #22

Pebble in Your Shoe, V22, #22

Pebble in Your Shoe By Leslie Sann Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you are making other plans.” And I say, sometimes we don’t like it. Often we find ourselves complaining...
Not Broken, V22, #20

Not Broken, V22, #20

Not Broken By Leslie Sann You only know better once you know better. Sometimes a client will come into my office saying, “I need you to fix me,” or “I need you to help me fix this.” Fix what, I ask. What’s broken? My office (phone or in person) isn’t an...
Put it Down, V22, #18

Put it Down, V22, #18

Put it Down by Leslie Sann Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do. Marilyn vos Savant A younger version of myself spent way too much time fruitlessly figuring out why I was upset, which only upset me even more. Like picking a scab until it bleeds,...