Everything you need to know about becoming a writer with Mirror in the Sky — Mirror in the Sky is a publication that celebrates the 100 Best Albums, Movies, and Novels. The name was inspired by Stevie Nicks’ lyrics in Landslide. We look to the sky for divinity, but divinity lives and breathes in each of us. Art is where we witness each other’s fearful…

Lean into your humanity — If you’ve been reading my America This Week series, you know that I follow current events closely. I try to use that interest to explain in simple terms what I see happening in our country and in the world. Yes, the world is on fire right now. Things are dire…

The 11th Best Novel: Under the Volcano (1947) — Friends, I’m bringing the drama this time. Under the Volcano is #11 on our 100 best novels list, and it sounds all kinds of crazy cool. The novel is about one dude’s final day of life. He’s an alcoholic, a bureaucrat, he’s just moved back to Mexico, he’s trying to…

Fake it til you make it, and enjoy the ride — As I continue to age like Elon Musk’s broke-ass social media platform, I find it more important than ever to feel a full-throated, warm-hearted connection with WHY I work on what I work on. When I sold my small company and set out to “be a writer,” I encountered some…

History is Written by the Artists — The Project: Submerge myself in humanity’s best art in the form of the 100 Best Albums, Movies, and Novels. City Lights is the #11 best movie of all time, according to American Film Institute. The Results: Improved mood, less fear and anxiety, and the strongest faith in humanity I’ve ever…

America This Week — I spent a lovely, hot summer night on my patio last night, with music and current-events-twitter, two of my favorite things. Thursday night, my husband and I went to Summerfest in Milwaukee and saw Eric Church perform. It was fantastic! But yesterday was a great day of solitude after the…

Quiet your monkey mind — Do you suffer from a “monkey mind”? Are you often cycling through the same thoughts and emotions? The Buddha described “monkey mind” as a restless, unsettled, and easily distracted mind. Oh look, it’s me. One of the most famous references to the monkey mind is in the Sutta Nipata, where…

American History through an Organized Crime Lens — The Project: Submerge myself in humanity’s best art in the form of the 100 Best Albums, Movies, and Novels. The Godfather is the #2 best movie of all time according to American Film Institute. The Results: Improved mood, less fear and anxiety, and the strongest faith in humanity I’ve ever…

Here come the indictments — I want to take a step back with you and approach this moment in time from a 30,000-foot view. It’s so easy to get bogged down in the headlines flying past us. Sometimes it becomes difficult to see the forest for the trees. Here’s What We Know Vladimir Putin spent decades and billions on…