Six Words for Valentines Day
Once again, for Valentines Day, SMITH magazine is sponsoring its Six Word Memoirs, the Annual Love and Heartbreak Show. After some thought, I’ve found my six very simple words: “He was so worth the wait.”
Family
The Shame Trap
Shame is an insidious thing. Much of the time, we’re unaware we’re carrying shame, because it’s become so internalized and unconscious. But holding on to shame is a trap; it keeps us from moving forward into our joy. In some … Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ripe red pomegranates piled high in the produce section of my neighborhood grocery -I’ve been buying one every day. Junot Diaz – I’m laughing and crying my way through The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which I somehow missed … Read more…
I Am Grateful for… Travel
This is a picture of two of my very silly children, clowning with mimes in the park in downtown Queretaro, Mexico. We spent a summer in Mexico, first studying Spanish in San Miguel de Allende, then traveling to other cities. … Read more…
I Am Grateful for… Love
In the midst of my concern for my sister, who’s been ill, and all the other various challenges of life, I find myself paradoxically almost overwhelmed with gratitude. I find I want to write about what gives my life meaning, … Read more…
Atonement and Forgiveness
Sundown today marks the start of the most significant Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It’s a day to ask for forgiveness and to repent offenses against others. This is a beautiful day for all of us to … Read more…
Crossing The Bridge
Life is full of transitions. We change schools, leave our parents’ home, form new families, move from job to job and place to place. There is a certain amount of stress inherent in every transition. In 1967, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes … Read more…