Month: March 2011

• March 2, 2011

  You can’t be anything you want to be

  Challenges to Common Sense 1. “You can be anything you want to be.” I think genes might beg to differ. 2. “All you need is love.” Unfortunately, love doesn’t buy bread. (Love is somewhere down the line.) 3. “Practice random acts of kindness.” Better: consistent acts of mindful kindness. 4. “Follow your dreams.” Or you could…
• March 1, 2011

  On playing things by ear

  I’m not very good at playing things by ear. I like to have my ducks in a row, my affairs in order, my kingdom neat and tidy, my shoulders squared. I don’t know how to say “wait and see,” “let’s check back later on this week,” “perhaps next month.” Pin things down, and I am…