Meeting People
You get a sense about people. You pick up on energy, cues, wavelengths. Most of the time we’re not aware of it, yet something is signaling us. Telling us to look, slow down, make contact.
Look for the Lesson
Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning. -Louisa May Alcott
How I Lost A Job I Never Had
Life is long, if you’re lucky. It’s full of twists and turns and potholes. This was a hit I wasn’t expecting. A hard wack from behind. But what can I do? Not tell you about it? It’s like hitting a plot twist in a book and trying to ignore it.
Patience Stretching
St. Thomas Aquinas said: “A person is said to be patient . . . because he acts in a praiseworthy manner by enduring things which hurt him here and now and is not unduly saddened by them.”
The Story of Elizabeth Taylor’s $7 Million Dollar Ring Will Change The Way You Perceive Life
(THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM ‘THE BOOK OF MOODS’) In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor had just ended her fourth marriage and was starring in Cleopatra with the currently married Richard Burton. Within a year, the two were married at the Ritz in Montreal and their fame from Cleopatra, coupled with the drama of their private lives, […]
Letter To My Children: My Mother’s Advice on Life
As promised, here is a short letter to my children with words of wisdom: Financial: You do not need a lot of money to be happy. Find something you enjoy doing and then you won’t mind working at it every day. Try not to get caught up wanting material things, these things won’t make you […]
You Don’t Have Favorites, But You Do Have Allies: Famous Women on Motherhood
When I became pregnant I told myself that I would see birth as the ultimate writing exercise. I would try and capture the elusive pain of it (it’s like squeezing a lemon out of a nostril, said one famous woman I can’t recall) and the infamous love I’d heard would fill me the moment the […]
The Importance of Supporting Characters
I know how my life seems on the outside. A published book. A good agent. Some press. I know because I’ve looked at many of my colleagues, through the lens of social media, with similar achievements and accolades and thought they had everything. They were doing so well. And I’ve looked at friends outside my […]