Happy Today

I woke up this morning clear about one thing: This will be a happy day! Here’s the deal. Yesterday my heart was bruised when an associate acted in an unpredictable and hurtful way, a way that left me holding the … Read more…

This Weekend…

This weekend Christians will celebrate Easter, while Jews are celebrating Passover. For many other people, this will simply be a lovely Spring weekend. Whatever you’re doing, I wish you joy. I believe that in every experience, there are levels of … Read more…

A Birthday Gift

This year, for the first time since I was sixteen, I threw myself a birthday party. Now, just to put things in perspective, let me say that at my sixteenth birthday party, we danced in the high school gym to … Read more…

A Change of Direction

Many years ago, journalist Gail Sheehy wrote the book Passages, which identified predictable changes of direction people experience at certain ages of their lives. As I’ve passed through them, I’ve experienced many of these passages. Since I turned sixty, I … Read more…