The Four Guideposts: Lessons from Gamache

The Four Guideposts: Lessons from Gamache

A few things got me through the pandemic: bags of Doritos, staring at the ocean, and Louise Penny and her Inspector Gamache book series.  For those not in the know, the series is set in Three Pines, a fictional town in Quebec. Penny writes in a way that makes you feel...
Nice vs. kind, plus the one vital ingredient

Nice vs. kind, plus the one vital ingredient

I had a 7:00 am dentist appointment this morning. I hadn’t been for a cleaning since February, and my mouth is of the sort that needs the 3-month maintenance plan. When my hygienist asked me where I’d been, I said, “My favorite dentist retired and I was protesting. We...