When is the last time you told a friend that s/he was amazing? Kim McGregor lost her friend, Erika Heller, in 2009, because of colon cancer. Kim misses Erika for all sorts of wonderful reasons, one of which is that Erika ended their converstaions with the words, “I think you’re amazing because…” As a tribute …
Duh…of course it hurts!
Science has now proven that which those with broken hearts have always known…love hurts. Seriously, it really hurts. A body aches in pain when a loved one goes away for good. Not just a perception, a reality. Watch: sitellite/util/snippets (code=89bde071899e04b271d21720df3c8897)
Change in the Air
There are puddles on the ground and a warmth in the breeze around here…winter is gone and spring has a firm hold on our world. The grass may have some snow on it yet…but the grass that is already exposed has a green tinge to it…it is ALIVE!! Have you guessed that my favoritest season, …
Empowerment from the Inside Out
Viola Desmond is one of my heroes. I like her. As a woman, I long to follow in her footsteps. In 1946, Viola had car trouble, and while waiting for her car to be fixed, she purchased a movie ticket, and sat down in the theatre waiting for the show to start. After she was …
A Haven in Hell
New York is an amazing city to visit…one I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to. I was there last week. Wow. Wow. Wow…just wow…unbelievable. The lights on Broadway that light it up brighter than day after dark. The “M & M” store is 3 stories tall…three stories of souvenirs celebrating the little colorful candies. No …
A Thought
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship. Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi folks…I’m back in town from a …
A Thought…
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself — something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered. Tina Turner, O Magazine, December 2003 US singer (1938 – )
A thought
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. e e cummings US poet (1894 – 1962)
Paying for Benign Neglect
My hard drive crashed last week. On Friday afternoon, after a fabulous 2 day workshop during which I typed copious notes onto my laptop, after I prepared a lengthy presentation, after I had nearly completed writing a couple of blog entries, the computer froze. The Apple Genius (confident types, those self-named-guys are) knew how to …
…listening
The first duty of love is to listen Tillich Active listening is important. If you don’t know what to say when someone you care about is talking, you’re not sure you have anything brilliant to add, that’s OK. Don’t feel pressure to be brilliant—just let him or her know what you thought you heard …