Happiness in an inside job.I didn’t make that up, say it first, but I say – and think – it all the time because it is true.Ditto for enthusiasm and anticipation and a positive outlook…all inside jobs.The mind has a thought that triggers an emotion th…
When my friend used that expression the other day, I laughed myself silly. She did so on purpose: combining two well-worn phrases that speak to how easy something is supposed to be when compared with something that is really difficult.I laugh every ti…
…and you want to know how to be happy.Think happy thoughts!I could actually end the blog right there since there is no secret to happiness and there is only one act that creates that state. But you might get angry and that doesn’t take us to the hap…
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day.I am grateful that I’m going to my friend Melanie’s house! She is a wonderful cook, has a beautiful home, is the matriarch of a lovely family…sons, daughters-in-law, grandkids, and friends galore. I feel lucky to be inv…
No, I not talking about boobs although, in Dallas, to not have breast implants takes a lot of courage!I’m talking about food.Every time we grocery shop and put a product in our shopping cart, we are sending a message to ourselves and to others: this is…
In a 2006 interview with Newsweek, Steve Jobs said: “Look at the design of a lot of consumer products – they’re really complicated surfaces. We tried to make something much more holistic and simple. When you first start off trying to solve a problem…
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011…about life. And sacrifice.More than likely, on this tenth year anniversary of 9/11, I am not the only one doing so.I remember being in New York City after the terrorist attack, seeing Fire Stations in the Tribeca area bea…
…AND TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM, because life is short.Life might be likened to a spider’s web: intricate, delicate, beautiful, strong, complex, whimsical… …able to be destroyed by the flick of the wrist.We get so caught up in our daily routines…
My blogs are usually personal, reflecting some troubling aspect of a life lesson that I am attempting to get a handle on.Many times I have said that there is no unique human experience and many readers have commented that they felt I was reading their …
