Think versatile and kind

I love to achieve. Love it. But only the past few years have I really started to understand the importance of relaxing in that sometimes and not being rigid about it. Simultaneously, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our interactions and relationships with...

Quotable

Love this from today’s Writer’s Almanac: Once, asked about his writing routine, E.L. Doctorow said: “Here’s how it goes: I’m up at the stroke of 10 or 10:30. I have breakfast and read the papers, and then it’s lunchtime. Then maybe...

Fear be gone

I spent last week in Rancho Mirage, Calif. at a golf and spa resort. What a blessing and rejuvenating getaway. Part of the reason I went was because I thought it would be fun to turn 50 there, in a complete change of environment. As I shored up my plans for the week,...

Fan mail

Dear “Lawrence Pingtrelle” — I received your recent email regarding my “Are You Posing or Living?” Game Plan column and wrote you a response, but it bounced back. Hmmmm. Since I just turned 50 and I’m feeling all open and authentic,...

Writing in motion

Decided to follow a pleasantly full Christmas week with a week in Rancho Mirage, Calif. to celebrate my 50th birthday, so it’s been a while since I posted here. Three Game Plan columns have gone live since I last wrote, all of which can be found on my Columns...