"A very good place to start." So begins the song "Do-Re-Mi" written by Richard Rodgers and featured in the movie The Sound of Music. I've been thinking a lot lately about beginnings or, more to the point, starting things. I don't know about you, but ever since this pandemic came upon us, I seem to be having trouble engaging my brain. It's easier to kill time binge-watching a TV series or streaming some of my favorite movies than facing the outside world and the news of the da

And is there any way to stop? I've spent a lifetime perfecting the art of worrying. You too? Why do we do it? I grew up as a firstborn, and from what little psychology I've taken, I learned that many firstborns have Type A personalities-- you know, the take charge, get-everything-perfect people. Except almost nothing is perfect, no matter how much we plan or work or obsess over it. Intellectually, I know worrying is not good for me. I can feel my heart racing. My blood pressu