Angie Dixon

Is Failing Bad?

I've been having some discussions with my kids lately about "failure," both theirs and mine. My son's not getting the grades he wants, and I'm experiencing some professional setbacks I'm not happy with, and my daughter...well, she's 8, and perfectly conte... Read >

The One Thing I Know

I know one thing. I know this thing with all my heart, and with all my soul, and with all my being. I know that I have the choice to be who I am, when I am, where I am. I may not have a choice, today, about what I do for a living, where I live, o... Read >

Why CAN'T We Have It All?

I grew up wanting to do about five zillion different things and being told I couldn't. In fact, when I changed what I wanted to "be" from photojournalist to teacher, my mother changed it back. I'm still not entirely sure why, but that's a long, weird tale... Read >