by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart “Complete an entire novel? In a year? We’re talking 85 thousand words, right? Pretty intimidating.” That’s the comment I got the other day from an …
Next Time, Please Do It Badly
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart “Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.” G.K. Chesterton (For you purests, the actual line is, “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing poorly.”) When …
Your Age Isn’t An Excuse to Give up on Your Dream
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart I was working on my golf swing the other day when this thought came to me: If anyone is thinking of giving up on their …
What to Do When You’re Sure You’ve Blown It
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart I got a call a few months ago from my youngest son, Micah. “I blew it, Dad.” “When? How?” “It happened an hour ago. I …
You Should Try to Humiliate Yourself Once a Day
by James L. Rubart, @jameslrubart “I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day …” Richard Rohr Darci and I live below a winery perched on a small cliff …