“Though I’m quite unworthy, I love to say the Divine Office every day, but apart from that I cannot bring myself to hunt through books for beautiful prayers. There are so many of them that I get a headache. Besides, each prayer seems lovelier than the next. I cannot possibly say them all and do…
Archives for May 2018
Book Launch Month vs. Book Launch Week or Day
It seems to be common practice to pick a book launch day or launch week to concentrate all of your activities around the release of a book. Indeed, this was a philosophy I subscribed to for the launch of my first few books and many of the book launches I helped plan. I heard Tim…
Campaign Signs
With yesterday’s local primary election, there have been a lot of campaign signs in yards and on billboards everywhere you look. Almost all of the signs followed this format: NAME FOR [OFFICE] The only other distinguishing characteristic, if there was one, was their political party. They are playing a game of numbers. The person with…
An Essentialist Approach to Social Media
A few months ago I quit using social media. I did not check the news feeds and I did not post updates throughout the day. I checked in to see if I had any messages a few times a week. To be completely honest, I have not missed it. There have been a few times…
Frugality
“Frugality is the balance we seek. Frugality is the Greek notion of the golden mean. Frugality is being efficient in harvesting happiness from the world you live in. Frugality is right-use (which sounds, appropriately, like “righteous”)—the wise stewarding of money, time, energy, space and possessions.” Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life On one extreme,…
