I recently read this piece on Bill Waterson that I found really compelling.

As Waterson said:

"Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement...Ambition is only understood if it’s to rise to the top of some imaginary ladder of success."

The gravitational pull of the traditional, climb-the-ladder, workaholic culture in this country is still strong. But is the tide turning?

I had a lot of feelings when reading this article on Overcoming Ill Will.

First, I was really hoping that there'd be some "easy fix" for me – some neatly-packaged, 3-step way to deal with "those who anger us." This is, of course, something that's really top-of-mind for me lately, especially the last month (holy *$%^, how has it only been a month??!?!).

I found that there was helpful advice in several analogies. But almost immediately, my positivity turned into (light) despair.

And then I laughed in appreciation as the author pulls no punches...