Stuart Sheldon
Back, Sack or Crack?
A gorgeous, recently divorced, friend of mine told me, “I’ve been off the market for ten years. Back when I was dating, it seemed that...
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Stuart Sheldon
- Jun 11, 2014
- 3 min
What Do You Hide From Your Kids?
“Did you ever get divorced?” 6-yo Kai recently asked my wife, as we three sat on the couch munching white-cheddar popcorn. “No, that was...
Stuart Sheldon
- May 29, 2014
- 3 min
Are You Needed?
Dusk Falls on Dan’s Delicious, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 48″, 2002, Stuart Sheldon Helplessness happens. We are born completely powerless...
Stuart Sheldon
- May 14, 2014
- 3 min
Are Your Nipples Magic?
“Daddy, do babies have tiny nipples?” my 4-yo, Bodhi, asked me, lounging in a fresh pair of PJs. “Yes,” I answered from the couch,...
Stuart Sheldon
- May 8, 2014
- 3 min
Did Your Parents Make Your Soul at Conception?
Do your parents construct your soul at that climactic moment? Or does it pre-exist, only to be reactivated in that surge of...
Stuart Sheldon
- Apr 30, 2014
- 3 min
Speak To Me In Your Dreams, I Am Listening
Goodbye Old Friend, 20″X23″ Acrylic, paper, antique book pages and cardboard on panel with original poetry, 2005, Stuart Sheldon “Speak...
Stuart Sheldon
- Apr 23, 2014
- 3 min
Steal Your Inspiration
Inspiration arrives when she damn well pleases, and when she does show her elusive face, you grab her by both cheeks and French kiss that...
Stuart Sheldon
- Apr 8, 2014
- 2 min
NO … You DIDN’T
Last week, my 6 yr-old frolicked in a large pool with a couple 9-yr old girls he befriended at a family resort we hit with my mother,...
Stuart Sheldon
- Mar 26, 2014
- 3 min
Eating Carrots With Allen Ginsberg
I once sat under a large sycamore tree with the poet Allen Ginsberg and a small cluster of his students. He was thick around the middle...
Stuart Sheldon
- Mar 12, 2014
- 3 min
When No One is Looking
The small acts of service nobody sees define your character. When someone gets a “good feeling” about you, this selflessness is one of...
Stuart Sheldon
- Mar 6, 2014
- 3 min
Let It Go
My wife does not hold onto anger or disappointment. It is one of the steel rods that form her character. Had she held grudges, our...
Stuart Sheldon
- Feb 27, 2014
- 2 min
Short Sweet and Utterly Complete
“A mop went to a party. But he was shy, so he just went home and cleaned up the house.” My wide-eyed 6-yr-old shared this with me a few...
Stuart Sheldon
- Feb 12, 2014
- 2 min
How To Avoid Regret
As a palliative care nurse, Bronnie Ware, spent time at the bedsides of patients who went home to die. In the last days of their existenc...
Stuart Sheldon
- Feb 5, 2014
- 3 min
Have One Friend Twice Your Age and One Half Your Age
There’s an old adage that you should have one friend twice your age and one friend half your age. Actually, I just made that up. But it’s...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jan 29, 2014
- 2 min
What’s The One Thing You Really Want To Do Well … But Cannot?
What’s the thing you wish deeply to do well, but just can’t nail? When not dreaming of flying like Peter Pan, I dream of surfing. Not...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jan 23, 2014
- 3 min
How To Give and Receive Worthwhile Feedback
“You’re amazing. I loved it. Wouldn’t change a thing!” Unless you’re talking to Stevie Wonder, this is not legitimate feedback. It’s...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jan 1, 2014
- 2 min
Is 13 Unlucky?
“Why is there no 13th floor on that building?” my 5-yr-old son asked, his head tilted back. Sure enough, spray-painted on the side of the...
Stuart Sheldon
- Dec 25, 2013
- 2 min
Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
“Life’s hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.” John Wayne. As we crest a new year, it would do us all good to acknowledge we have...
Stuart Sheldon
- Dec 18, 2013
- 3 min
I Have Created Life But Never Taken It – PART 2
“Hey, douchebag. There was a lot happening between Vietnam and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. Plenty of chances to...
Stuart Sheldon
- Dec 12, 2013
- 3 min
I Have Created Life But Never Taken It
I never went to war. Never killed a man. Never got shot at. Never watched a friend die mid-sentence. Why am I even going here? Because...
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