Are you feeling overwhelmed? I am. I'm cutting everything too close. My life has too little "margin". Richard A. Swenson, M.D., wrote a book about this...called, naturally, Margin. He talks about emotional and time margin, as well as financial margin. If someone or something comes up that you need or want to address...do you have the resources? [...]
When Hot Rod and I were first married, we lived in a cabin outside of Whitefish, Montana. It was 11 by 15 feet and the foundation was four, almost-flat rocks. We had all of $5000 between us and we contracted a well driller and a “diviner” to help us find – and hit – water. [...]
It has been a hot week, topped off by a scorching Sunday afternoon. I emerged from the air-conditioned office to find Hot Rod working in his shop. He didn’t notice the heat or the humidity, and barely noticed me. He was engrossed in creative effort, making something out of something else…a beautiful, multicolored, hand-crafted bowl. [...]
