DAY 36 :: Pay attention to the p.s.
Responses have started coming in from readers like you, each answering in their own way the question: "What would you be doing today if you only had 37 days to live?" From Georgia comes this beautiful and poetic answer from Barbara Durham: Making Come now friends gather round from far …
DAY 37 :: Let us number our days
To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give. -Taisen Deshimaru If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably know why it’s called 37days, not 38 days or 160 weeks or a fancy fortnight or Half a Dozen Years Or So. For those who don’t know, …
Let your children write on the walls
I first posted an entry about Randy Pausch last September, when his "Last Lecture" became a YouTube hit. A father of three young children and a beloved professor at Carnegie Mellon, Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at such a young age. The odds were definitely against him. For his …
Take a wee peek inside…
Did I mention how gorgeous all the art is that was sent in by 37days readers for my new book? Prompted by artist Donna B Miller (a 37days reader who also did the cover illustration!), there are over 120 pieces of full-color art in LIFE IS A VERB. Designer Diana …
Let’s meet for free trade coffee and a big slab of vegan pie near your house
Where is that Airstream I keep asking for? Time to hit the road, meet some 37days readers, and share some stories and art from LIFE IS A VERB. Reader (and contributing artist) Shelley Krause emailed recently with a brilliant idea: "Why not create a ‘Citizens’ Press Kit’ so those of …
What about your 37 days? Tell me your story…
For three-and-a-half years, I’ve been writing 37days, having realized that what I needed to leave behind for my two daughters was not money or a house or a matched set of ergonomically designed mixing bowls, but my stories–what I’ve learned and love, what I question and fear and know. The …
Walk the plank
Feel the fear, and do it anyway. –Susan Jeffers The water in the pool at my YWCA is a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit. I imagine it is kept at that temperature for all the AARP members, like me, who have aches and pains brought on by strenuous activity like breathing. …
Using the Net for good
I leave for the Oregon coast to stay at the best B&B in the universe (working hard, of course) and 37days gets in the news. Perhaps I should travel more often. Smile. Here’s a surprising and cool mention of 37days in the Christian Science Monitor that someone emailed this morning. Many …
37days playing with the cool kids
You’ll note a new icon in the right column of 37days, with a bright red seal. Thanks to Guy Kawasaki for including 37days in his new venture, Alltop.com. According to their website, they "help you explore your passions by collecting stories from ‘all the top’ sites on the web." It’s …
We are our most powerful at our most ordinary
What a lovely surprise to find my happy self on AOL Canada’s Lifestyle page today. Perhaps you will enjoy the interview Sarah Treleaven did with me–on the topic of happiness, and life being a verb, after all. Thanks, Sarah! Is there any greater joy than hammock life?
