My husband, Hans, was wandering down SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, Oregon, recently and just happened upon a new restaurant. It’s called “Kabobi,” and it features the cuisine of Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed at the time, but he did manage to talk to the owner, Kabir Wahedi, for a while. When Hans came home that evening, he was [...]
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Reflections on Afghanistan
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Kabul, Kabuli palaw, memories of wedding, nostalgia, Peace Corps on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Writing to Heal
Posted in Healing, Psychology, Writing, tagged Healing, James Pennebaker, Psychology, Writing, writing to heal on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In a fascinating book titled Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions, University of Texas psychology professor James Pennebaker describes numerous studies he and his graduate assistants have conducted on writing’s ability to heal.
Pennebaker has found that when people express their feelings and experiences in writing—even if it is for only 20 minutes a [...]
Musings on Tilting at Windmills
Posted in Writing on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently approached a potential client by copying one page from his company’s website and giving him my suggestions for how he could improve the writing! He replied by saying “Oh, you’re one of those.”
Thank goodness, he meant this kindly. It turns out he used to be a publisher, and he understands what professional editors [...]
