by Lisa Kohn | May 29, 2014 | Hope and Amazement
I was driving this morning, on my way to an appointment, my mind caught up in something that wasn’t feeling great. I was rehashing my situation and debating alternatives, looking for a perfect solution and realizing it probably didn’t exist. (And desperately wanting...
by Lisa Kohn | May 26, 2014 | My Story
Many years ago, when my kids were both still little, my daughter had a school project. She was learning about graphs in math and had to poll people about their favorite holidays and represent the data on a graph. She asked my son, who must have been three or so, what...
by Lisa Kohn | May 22, 2014 | Hope and Amazement
Really. There is. The other day I was in NYC (which, of course, I love), on my way to a client meeting. I was a bit tight on time, the train running later than I expected. And I wanted a cup of coffee. A Starbucks cup of coffee. I knew I didn’t really have time, but I...
by Lisa Kohn | May 19, 2014 | Writing
I’m so excited. I hired an editor to work with my manuscript and I just got her edits back. My baby is marked up – really marked up. Repetitive words are circled; unclear stories are questioned; there’s notation upon notation to “add more detail” and “show don’t...
by Lisa Kohn | May 14, 2014 | Hope and Amazement
It’s one of those stop and notice the moment moments…or not. I was sitting on my side porch, which is by far my favorite place to sit, and I happened to look up at the tree in front of me. I mean, really look up at it. It’s a horse chestnut tree, and I glanced up to...