If we’ve been around this Earth for a while, we’ve seen heartache, our own and others. Doesn’t it make us wonder? How do we survive sometimes? How can we remain in flight through it all? I see the blinding difference between those who land and those who glide after calamity. Because life delivers it, over and …
Call out to all creators and travelers. I think that’s pretty much all of us! What do I mean? If you go places and experience new things, you’re a traveler. If you make things that never existed before, you’re a creator. Why do we love to travel and to create? I think both feed a ravenous …
This is in honor of our good friend Joe, a Brooklyn bus driver and a hero from 9/11. First, I want to recall the happy day when we met Joe and his wife Theresa. We were seated alongside each other in the grand dining room on a cruise ship sailing through the Bahamas. We began …
The news story of thousands of rescued beagles needing homes broke in July. Another story of rescued beagles saved from testing labs broke in August. These stories feel like a gentle nudge from the wet nose of our rescued beagle who died this past July. Is it time to get another pup? We tell her …
Who remembers the nervous feeling of the first day of school? It happened at least 13 times with 1 year of kindergarten, 8 years of elementary, and 4 years of high school. It’s happening to our kids and grandkids now. I remember one strong feeling. It was an impulse to hit the reset button both …
National Friendship Day is the first Sunday in August. I couldn’t let that day go by without a blog of love and gratitude in honor of my friends. Old friends from the past reside in my heart. New friends in the future keep my heart open. But this group here stays by my side, as …
Dreams? What are yours? They can be so different for each of us, but yet so much the same. This month, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa achieved a new dream! They’re grandparents of a little girl, Lily Harper. This is a perfect example of how dreams will change as the landscape of our lives change. …
Summer and youth, the best days of freedom. I remember waking up under a blanket of sunny, blue skies thinking, “What will I do today?” Could I have used my time more wisely? Probably. But grownups are often busy toiling away, and time never returns. So why not enjoy the freedom of youth? Chase the …
It’s July! Are you wearing your flip flops these days? If yes, life is good. Yet life can feel flip flopped. I don’t always recognize the world or the United States of America lately. It seems the shoe doesn’t fit like it used to. Or, what we once knew went up in smoke. Deals negotiated …
The landscape of stay-at-home parents is changing. It’s always evolving. Here are the numbers. In 1967, 49% of mothers were stay-at-home mothers. In 1989, 10% of stay-at-home parents were fathers. In 1999, 23% of mothers stayed home with their children. In 2012, 29% of mothers stayed home. In 2016, 17% of stay-at-home parents were fathers. …
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