blog | Janet M Neal

When Listening to Dead Men is a Good Idea

by Janet Neal | Feb 27, 2019 | inspiration | 0 Comments

Traveling is not easy these days. A daily train commute starts with a wish and a prayer that a) it shows up and b) there will be a place to sit. I’ll add another: c) that no one is talking loudly on their phone. Hey, a girl can dream… Airline travel is another level...

That Time Stacy’s Mom, Chet Baker and Jason Mraz Gave Me The Answers

by Janet Neal | Jan 30, 2019 | inspiration | 0 Comments

It was Monday and freezing. And I was tired. Up since 5am, I’d already taught a class all morning, dealt with TSA and an erroneous airline ticket, and now was walking back to catch the 5:30pm train home after a quick coffee with a friend and colleague. Well, that is,...

Thanks-Getting

by Janet Neal | Nov 26, 2018 | inspiration | 0 Comments

I love this season of Thanksgiving, when the emphasis is on love and family and gratitude. There is nothing like a large boisterous gathering, where people you’ve known your whole life travel to be with one another and give thanks for their blessings. It can be...

The Gift of Intuition

by Janet Neal | Nov 16, 2018 | inspiration | 0 Comments

When listening to your intuition saves you from a 5 hour commute from Hell.

Holding Your Breath, Evil Spirits and the Unexamined Life

by Janet Neal | Oct 25, 2018 | inspiration | 0 Comments

Holding your breath while going past a cemetery is one thing. But holding your breath as you go through life is quite another.

Observe. Observe. And Then Observe Some More.

by Janet Neal | Oct 4, 2018 | inspiration | 0 Comments

I already miss the cafes. I just returned from a trip to Paris and am yearning to just stroll down to a café to sit and observe life. The French have taken people-watching to a new art form, with the cafes designed to look out at the street life, not hidden away...

4 Steps to a Successful Life. Or How to Get to Paris.

by Janet Neal | Sep 28, 2018 | inspiration | 3 Comments

Follow these 4 steps to getting a successful and happy life. Or at least to get to Paris.

Almost

by Janet Neal | Sep 11, 2018 | inspiration | 0 Comments

I was trying to fly out to DC that night for a business meeting in the morning and we were in the midst of a bad thunderstorm. We had boarded a plane, but then had to deplane due to mechanical problems. Next we had to walk to another terminal to change gates. Then,...