Happiness is a Practice This afternoon I was driving along a road that runs parallel to the ocean. It is a cold day here in New England -just twenty-one degrees- but the sun is shining. It’s been weeks it seems since we have seen real sunshine. My kids were in the car with me. We…
Category: Getting Better
Life Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard
This is exactly the way I dreamed of my life when I dared to dream. In the dark times- Cancer, job loss, a marriage close to the brink of divorce, a mental breakdown, alcohol abuse, poor mental health… during all of that I was privy to a glimpse. A glimpse of a good and happy…
J.Lo and Shakira’s Halftime Show: Some Stuff we May Not Know
I guess I’ve come a long way. All I saw on the halftime show heard from Minnesota to Nebraska was two powerful non-white women absolutely fucking crushing it. A decade ago I too probably would have cried old school feminist virtues. Now though? I saw two women standing in their power, embracing who they are,…
We Are Not as Fragile as We Think We Are
We aren’t as fragile as we think we are. We are capable of handling the hard conversations and setting boundaries. We are strong enough to sit with emotion and think about what it is we mean. We are durable enough to change our mind and shift our perspective and see it from another angle. We…
Got Moxie?
Sometimes you sit in your car wondering if you should go in. You’re late. You know nobody. You’ve never been to an event with this group. You’re sure you’ll not go in. But before you turn the car back on to leave you decide to use a text-a-friend. You can either text the friend who…