The Sophia Project

Some days, it’s just so easy to go off the rails.  As a writer, my world consists of two distinct dimensions: first, the heart-felt, soul-based, dig-deep-into-the-dirt storytelling that lights me up and gives my life purpose. Second, the pragmatic, techie details of the InterWebs that are fun, interesting, and pretty necessary but aren’t the true [...]

We walk together over the old bow bridge, just after dark, on a perfect spring evening. The dog walks between us, our small sentinel, our shadow. “I need to talk to you about something,” I say to him, my heart rising in my throat. I quickly follow with, “This is not a break-up conversation,” because [...]

“I’m not a creative person.” I hear this all the time. All. The. Time.  I hear it from my counseling students. I hear it in the women’s groups I lead. I hear it at corporate training events. I hear it from my friends, my family, and strangers sitting beside me in restaurants, denouncing their birthright [...]

The first time I met her, I was so nervous. Which was ridiculous because Melany was only 10 years old at the time. Regardless, I felt totally out of my element. It was a hot day in Guatemala and I sweated in linen skirt and top. I packed this particular outfit specifically to meet Melany [...]

When I was a little girl, I was painfully shy, socially awkward, and deeply sensitive. Every morning before school, I woke up with a tummy ache, anxious about the day ahead yet without words to explain how I felt. My goal for most school days was simply to get through without drawing attention to myself. [...]

Today’s guest post is courtesy Teanca Shepherd, higher education administrator, world traveler and soon-to-be resident of Japan, where she will teach English. You can read more about her travels on her blog, Ramblings of a Muse.  “Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, [...]

Today is my birthday (no foolin’)! To celebrate, I share with you 41 nuggets of wisdom I’ve collected over the past 41 years. Feel free to share yours in the comments below! Life is too short for bad coffee.  Ditch the automatic drip and invest in a French press or Melitta filter. Buy the whole [...]