We always do the best we can by the light we have to see by.

When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and 'good, orderly direction' to enter.

Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone elses perspective.

We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss.

When writing becomes too dominant, it gets leached of its own power. We spend more and more time writing and we have less and less to write about.

Practice being kind to yourself in small, concrete ways. Look at your refrigerator. Are you feeding yourself nicely? Do you have socdks? An extra set of sheets? What about a new house plant? A thermos for the long drive to work? Allow yourself to pitch out some of your ragged clothes. You don't have to keep everything.

Taking the time to write in our lives gives us the time of our lives. As we describe our environments, we begin to savor them. Even the most rushed and pell-mell life begins to take on the patina of being cherished.