Last week, I was too nice--a descriptor that typically grates on me. In the latest Bloom Anywhere, I explain why you should not "be nice" and, instead, be kind, friendly, civil, respectful, compassionate, empathetic, thoughtful, etc., as the situation demands. But not nice.

Four essayists, three playwrights, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner walk into an apartment. It's not the start of a joke. It's how I spent a recent rainy Sunday afternoon, learning a few things about personal growth. Read more in the latest Bloom Anywhere.

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Sometimes, you just have to put on the swimsuit and dive in.

Today, I accidentally typed "Ideas of March" instead of "Ides of March." I like the thought of a day devoted to creativity instead of a day devoted to betrayal. What are you working on this month?

Matt Zachary and I meet again at the mic, just two cancer survivors chatting about renaming diseases and adjectives for tumors ("elegant," really?) and whether or not there is anywhere on the Internet that doesn't scare the heck out of patients.

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see . . .
#earworm