The Reading Room

Close-up of an open, unmarked journal and a well-worn book in warm light, with a woman’s hands resting nearby

Flexible Glow & The Weekly Audit: The Week of B...

Friday is for looking at the week plainly. Not putting it on trial. Not handing it a shiny little trophy. Just checking the work, noticing what held, and deciding what...

Flexible Glow & The Weekly Audit: The Week of B...

Friday is for looking at the week plainly. Not putting it on trial. Not handing it a shiny little trophy. Just checking the work, noticing what held, and deciding what...

A steaming pot of french green beans, potatoes, and neckbones in warm golden kitchen light

The Pursuit of Peace & Joy: Clean Clothes, Simm...

Tuesday, I did laundry. Clean clothes may not sound like a grand pursuit, but I’ll tell you what: seeing that work handled gives a day a little more breathing room....

The Pursuit of Peace & Joy: Clean Clothes, Simm...

Tuesday, I did laundry. Clean clothes may not sound like a grand pursuit, but I’ll tell you what: seeing that work handled gives a day a little more breathing room....

Felicia stirring great northern beans and smoked neck bones at her stove in warm kitchen light

The Shielded Life: Part 2, Face Forward

The faceless strategy was partly fear wearing a strategy costume. There. That is the confession underneath the confession I made in Part 1, “The Shielded Life: Confessions of an AI-Enhanced...

The Shielded Life: Part 2, Face Forward

The faceless strategy was partly fear wearing a strategy costume. There. That is the confession underneath the confession I made in Part 1, “The Shielded Life: Confessions of an AI-Enhanced...

An unattended open checkbook and ledger on a dark desk beneath a single lamp

Security & Scams: The Bookkeeper and the Meal C...

The person signing the checks may be the person you trust most. That is exactly why you verify the checks. In my Certified Fraud Examiner studies, I keep returning to...

Security & Scams: The Bookkeeper and the Meal C...

The person signing the checks may be the person you trust most. That is exactly why you verify the checks. In my Certified Fraud Examiner studies, I keep returning to...

Painterly image of Felicia floating on her back in calm pool water in golden morning light

The Grind: Monday Starts on Sunday

Monday doesn’t start when the alarm goes off. It starts with the reset I give myself on Sunday. I want to move into Monday rested, not spend the first hours...

The Grind: Monday Starts on Sunday

Monday doesn’t start when the alarm goes off. It starts with the reset I give myself on Sunday. I want to move into Monday rested, not spend the first hours...

A blank journal and closed book in warm morning light, suggesting reflection, integrity, and grounded leadership

Meditative Rituals: What Is, Not What If

“What is” is where I have chosen to put my energy. “What if” can keep a person rehearsing imagined futures, explaining away inaction, or waiting for someone else to make...

Meditative Rituals: What Is, Not What If

“What is” is where I have chosen to put my energy. “What if” can keep a person rehearsing imagined futures, explaining away inaction, or waiting for someone else to make...