good enough Archives — EMMpress words and images for mindful humans Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.emmpress.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Screenshot-2026-03-10-at-12.16.43-PM-32x32.png good enough Archives — EMMpress 32 32 Code me up – Complicated https://www.emmpress.com/code-me-up-complicated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=code-me-up-complicated Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:21:00 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2982 My 13 year old and I had one of our more interesting talks the other day. My kids had dragged me to a movie they love, full of…

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]]> passive income / passive outcomes https://www.emmpress.com/passive-outcomes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passive-outcomes Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:10:59 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2774 If you are like me and have many interests, maybe sometimes you go “all in” one on project, then drift off a bit toward the next thing, rinse…

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]]> Black Hat Bots & Mad Gratitude https://www.emmpress.com/black-hat-bots-mad-gratitude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-hat-bots-mad-gratitude Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:38:51 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2665 I have 15 minutes to write this. Black Hat Part Some hack-bot came through this website and inserted viagra ads into some of my paragraphs. It’s not dangerous…

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]]> Ode to my mom’s memory https://www.emmpress.com/ode-to-my-moms-memory-timelines-gone-awry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ode-to-my-moms-memory-timelines-gone-awry Thu, 25 May 2023 12:12:40 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2492 “I’m living two timelines moving in different directions.”  I sat up in bed and said that to my husband last night. I’ve been plagued by night terrors for…

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]]> make all the same mistakes I did https://www.emmpress.com/all-the-same-mistakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-the-same-mistakes Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:59:55 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2403 There’s been so much discontent between us, eldest kid. Maybe this is from me trying to shield you from mistakes, preventing you from falling on your face, and…

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]]> Beyond Belief https://www.emmpress.com/beyond-belief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-belief Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:06:32 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2360 I don’t go to church, my kids don’t either. The other day I realized that even though I don’t engage with organized religion anymore, that there are many…

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]]> Four Styles of Defining A Life https://www.emmpress.com/four-styles-of-defining-a-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-styles-of-defining-a-life Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:15:39 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1740 I wrote a chunk of a self-help book over a decade ago. It described the four styles people use to find — and define — meaning in their lives.…

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]]> The superpower I wish I had https://www.emmpress.com/the-superpower/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-superpower Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:59:39 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1677 My daughter asked me my superpower and origin story. The first thing that came to mind was a ball, that came into being by the beauty of the…

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]]> Holiday Jealousy. On Making Cheer https://www.emmpress.com/holiday-jealousy-on-making-cheer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holiday-jealousy-on-making-cheer Tue, 26 Dec 2017 12:50:24 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1627 I’ve got to admit, I’ve been feeling a little sorry for myself. I feel like I work really hard taking care of a thousand things, and yet, I…

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]]> Thank-yous Overdue https://www.emmpress.com/thank-yous-overdue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thank-yous-overdue Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:05:42 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1436 Dear Madeline and Phyllis, I owe each of you a huge thank you. As a woman in business, I realize nearly every day how you both influenced me,…

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]]> please for my birthday, mr. president https://www.emmpress.com/please-for-my-birthday-mr-president/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=please-for-my-birthday-mr-president Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:00:31 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1223 I’m asking for only one thing: please start acting like a winner. A good one. Good winners are fair to their opponents. Good winners are kind to all…

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]]> A plan for coping with inauguration weekend https://www.emmpress.com/the-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-plan Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:21:53 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1024 Here is what I  am doing during the inauguration on Friday: 1) donating to the ACLU- RI  (www.riaclu.org/get-involved/donate) 2) donating to Planned Parenthood  (www.plannedparenthood.org ) 3) donating to…

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]]> The morning I have https://www.emmpress.com/the-morning-i-have/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-morning-i-have Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:53:57 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=627 This was not the morning I wanted.  I had great visions for how my daughter and I would connect, and I would help ease her “just starting school”…

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]]> Getting all up in my business https://www.emmpress.com/getting-up-in-my-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-up-in-my-business Tue, 05 May 2015 17:25:41 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=573 I find myself thinking more and more about what it really means to be a parent in a culture that holds business values in higher regard than the…

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]]> Activity vs. Achievement https://www.emmpress.com/activity-vs-achievement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=activity-vs-achievement Mon, 23 Mar 2015 15:14:42 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=353 Like many parents of small children, I reside in a swirl of constant and chaotic activity.  Think, “mom, look at this potion I just made with your new…

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]]> Enough-ness https://www.emmpress.com/enough-ness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enough-ness Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:06:01 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=285 I’ve been wanting to write about this topic for a long time, but felt as if I couldn’t shed “enough” light on the idea to be of value,…

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