How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? For a long time I regarded law school as my greatest failure, complaining that I was talked into it. Ironically, it was the skills I gained during that time that gave me confidence to write. My creative journey was improved because I… Continue reading

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Reflecting on my journey has given me confidence to forge ahead, not because I am where I envisioned I would be, but because my life has taught what I needed to learn; and I’m still learning. Continue reading

Do you believe in fate/destiny? Certainly we have aspects in our lives that are hard wired, like our genetics, but much of our lives are influenced by random external factors, parents, community, society and periods of history. Certainly our core nature controls how we react to the outside world. Destiny suggests that all these factors… Continue reading

Do you enjoy your job? I enjoy my work now, but I would not call it a job, partly because I draw very little income from it, at least for now. I could not do what I do without my wife working a “job.” Often, I struggle with whether I should get a job that… Continue reading