by Nancy Colasurdo | Jul 31, 2011 | Write Thinking
As I sit at my home desk writing a column, there is a young man weeping on the front porch of my building. It is almost directly under my first-floor window. Just the sound of his choked cries almost had me breaking down myself, so I went to the window to see if it...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Jul 30, 2011 | The Universal Flow
Dear Universe — I get you loud and clear this week, OK? I have a pattern. I need to break it. Did you need to bring me face to face with two past mistakes to hammer the point home the last couple of days? Sheesh. Warm regards, Nancy
by Nancy Colasurdo | Jul 30, 2011 | The Universal Flow
Another moment in my ongoing vibe with St. Francis of Assisi. Yesterday afternoon I went to the waterfront with a new book that my friend Diane had sent me — The Lessons of St. Francis by John Michael Talbot with Steve Rabey. There was a mellow breeze and I...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Jul 29, 2011 | Write Thinking
It was in a casual exchange that I first heard Sabina Ptacin tell her story of going from teaching to becoming a public relations entrepreneur. It felt like a story for our times with so many people trying to figure out what to do with their skill sets in a tricky job...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Jul 27, 2011 | Write Thinking
A recent interaction in my life got me thinking about the finer points of interacting and how often I advise people to come from a calm, reasonable place whenever possible. Mostly good advice, but lately I’m finding it requires deeper examination. Should we...