I loved the phrase “Stumbling Towards Grace” because that’s what I believe we are all doing here. It is the last piece in the book and my first non-fiction writing. It has been constructed over the past two years. It is presented with love and humor, and it is about us. What we want and what’s important in this life. As we learn and grow, it’s all less cemented than we realized. Even who we think we are changes, as our years go racing by and as we learn.

Do we want another toy—a bigger house, a new car, maybe a midlife crisis motorcycle? We can chase them and, for a short time, feel some satisfaction, but then the need returns and the striving for the next thing begins. Why is that? One way to think about it is that appeasements aren’t answers. Is it the new toy we really want or just that great and temporary feeling that comes with its acquisition? In my early adult days, what was important to me was success, as I then defined it. Winning or successfully resolving cases for my clients. And I was prepared to work endlessly to be the most prepared person in the room. And, don’t get me wrong, achieving good results for the people I represented was a good thing. It was not, however, the only thing. What’s important to you? Did you choose it or did it choose you and never let go? How do you define yourself—I mean, who are you? Has that definition changed over the years? I’ve always lived in my head. Rational answers, emotions are too messy. But in the last few years, I’ve learned that there is more. That we are more than the next plan or the means of deducing it. Our emotional and spiritual center also needs care and feeding. After you read this non-fiction piece, please share with me how it hits you. I would love to hear what you take away from it—what touches you and what you don’t relate to. Use the “contact me” page to let me know!