“Nothing Special” Blog
The books that have taught me how to write have also taken me out on the road to speak. The speaking and writing have happily conspired to put me in contact with many terrific people, more than I can keep up with.
This blog is my attempt to be in contact while still protecting time with Barbara and the kids, some nourishing solitude, and time to write.
I am calling it “Nothing Special” because I have no illusions of having anything particularly profound to say. Days in a life and hunches about living, along with some excerpts from What Remains and Sailing Grace.
Awards for Sailing Grace
Best New Non-Fiction Book, National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist, Best Book Awards, USA Book News Winner, Michigan Notable Book Awards
Article about John
Blog Categories
ENOUGH
On days like this, when nothing I think or do or scratch on paper seems enough, a return to ground…
OVEREXTENSION
My sure-fire way to accomplish little: Try to do do everything. (time-tested and enduring)
ASPIRATIONS
I follow my high-minded words around like a supplicant, rarely catching up. When I do, they only smirk.
GRATITUDE
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘thank you’, that would be enough.” -Meister Eckharts
DEMOCRACY
“Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except all the others.” -Winston Churchill