“Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square” Thank you for the memories. And hello kitchen, comforter and … air-conditioning. Hello, fellow Tilters, from the various airports on my way home - London Heathrow LHR (outline and downloading photos), Halifax, Nova Scotia YHZ (draft) and Toronto YYZ (final edit, polish and publish E46). In this edition...

I am celebrating this year of writing by sharing six different and wonderful reviews of the book that came together once I got into a habit of daily writing. "Emotions create habits" -- BJ Fogg Tiny Habits 3-6-5-series: This post is part of a series: Celebrating 365 days of continuous writing Simple Discipline Takes...

"365? That's impossible!"  It crept up on me suddenly. As I added one to my daily writing counter of the day, I realized that I have been writing for 365 days. A full year of consecutive days of writing. What started out as an exercise in discipline and continuity has delivered...

Today marks 365 days of showing up daily and making my mark. I will not lie. It was not easy, especially on lazy, warm summer nights, or Zoom-ed-out days. One day, all I could manage was a simple "I woz 'ere. Exhausted. Tank is empty." But somehow over the space of...

As I re-read theWARofART, I found I would rather become the accidental author of a book than figure out how to roast a chicken. The Steven Pressfield classic is the handbook on overcoming your -isms and just getting started. This is my third orbit around this sun. Orbit One - Seth...

Parenting is a journey. It has its ups and downs.

The short read

If you have been following my work, you will know that I work by connecting dots. Here are the dots for today's post:
  • Parenting is like hiking in un(der)-developed terrain. There is no road map. If you are lucky someone who came before may hand you a contour or topographical map. Bring your own compass.
  • Any parent will tell you that what worked with child one often does not work with child two. Each child is a unique parenting journey.
  • There are highs and lows throughout the journey.