There is something about the idea of starting over many of us seem to love. We look forward to a new month, a new season, the New Year, sometimes even a new week. We crave the empty page, the clean
Ego vs Compassion – They Don’t Work Together
I’m taking a break this week from writing about follow your yellow brick road to discuss something that has come up for me in the last few days. It’s very personal but I think a lot of people may find
FYYBR: Three Things You Need
Two weeks ago, I started blogging around my new focus: follow your yellow brick road, which as you can see from the title I’ll refer to as FYYBR when that’s what the post is about. The phrase is familiar, of
Follow YOUR Yellow Brick Road – Part One
Did you notice the new banner at the top? The new “catchphrase” I added? Let me tell you why. In the more than ten years since my first book was published, I am always updating and changing, getting clearer in
Level 3000 – Part Two
Hello, my name is Rachel and I am addicted to playing computer and app games. It has been three weeks since I stopped playing Cookie Jam. Whew… what a trip. Yes, I miss it at times. I suppose you can’t
Five Things that Bring Me Pleasure
One thing I deeply believe is that pleasure has a purpose. We frequently write-off pleasure as something to be delayed, something to come later, something enjoyable but not vital. I disagree. Pleasure should be part of your life every day,
Level 3000 – Part One
I recently reached an unimportant and somewhat depressing milestone – I passed Level 3000 on the app game Cookie Jam. I play it all the time on Facebook while I’m working. Do a little work, play a little game. I
Just Yell PLOT TWIST!
I love stories with good drama and strong conflict, but I really prefer them in the books I read and write – not in my life. When I write, I can control what happens and when it happens, what the
I Stand for Love
Go ahead, put down love – the books, the movies, the occasions that celebrate it – but even Wonder Woman says it’s the thing worth living for. In her climactic battle with Ares, he tells Diana that humans don’t deserve
Building Habits – It’s all about pleasure
I have a question for you. We are just over a month into the New Year. How are your resolutions goals and habits going? Mine are going a lot better since I found what feels like a magical ingredient –