Living By the Rules
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. Never have, never will. I do, of course, believe in self-improvement, accomplishing new things, and the like. But I have a different method. I set rules for myself. Rules that I do not break — ever. The secret for living by the rules is to make them specific [...]
A Lovely January
I get a small chuckle from the collective conscious that hits right after Christmas in the form of pining for springtime. It seems the only winter we want is the couple of weeks around Christmas, the pretty stuff, the stuff that enhances the festive scene. But right after that? No more snow, no more cold, [...]
What are you proud of this year?
We don’t seem to have a post on Segullah this morning. No worries. It happens. And usually when it does, we let the blog sit blank for a day. But on this final day of 2009, I want to hear your thoughts. Before we start making New Year’s resolutions, I want to hear what went [...]
Leaving the Foyer
In my old filing cabinet next to the piano, there is a folder marked “spiritual insights” with articles and quotes that, at some point in my life, sparked something within me. Lately I’ve needed some spiritual sparks—the shape of my testimony worn down by mundane daily-ness and taken for granted for too long—so I’ve turned [...]








