Be brave enough to be bad at something new.

I’m terrible at hang gliding. I’m the worst at spear fishing. I’m very mediocre at managing the harbor traffic in Savannah. (The title “Harbor Master” intrigues me, but the “not crashing boats into one another part” is where I would probably get fired.) How do I know...

5 encouraging books for discouraging times. 

Right now, I feel like my thoughts fluctuate between two different positions: Things will go back to normal soon. Everything is going to be fine. There’s great opportunity hidden in the midst of uncertainty. You can do this! Things will never be normal. Everything is...

How old should a kid be before they get a smartphone?

I used to think my oldest daughter wouldn’t get a smartphone until she was about 25 years old. I imagined making a toast at her rehearsal dinner and saying, “I’m so excited about this wedding and I’ve got one more surprise! Sweetheart, here’s your first smartphone!” I...
How to fall asleep when you’re stressed out.

How to fall asleep when you’re stressed out.

Have you had a hard time falling asleep lately? That’s weird, I haven’t. I’ve had such peaceful, global pandemic sleep. My head hits the pillow and I enjoy eight, stress free hours of slumbertown. Or, I toss and turn, while trying to figure out what disastrous thing...