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Merry Christmas!
Christmas – the most magical time of year, a time of sweet dreams and still sweeter wishes, and this year, I have a few wishes of my own… For the hungry – a bountiful harvest For the sick – a return to good health For those who find themselves alone – the strength to reach…
Read MoreThanksgiving Thoughts
Thanksgiving – the purest of holidays, and my personal favorite for it is a day devoted to food, family, friends and gratitude. It is a day too that reminds me of just how much I have in life – my family and friends, my health, my job, the release of my first book last year,…
Read MoreInspiration…
I originally wrote this piece for Sandy Nathan’s site – “Your Shelf Life” where it was posted on May 17, 2011. I think inspiration is the stuff of our dreams and so I’m sharing it here. Inspiration – that elusive gem, that idea that transforms our thoughts and our maybes into the essential themes of…
Read MoreSeptember 11th
September 11, a day when a nation’s collective heart stopped beating, a day when heroism and terrorism collided in New York and Washington and a lush green field in Pennsylvania. A day that dawned with clear blue skies, a day that held promise for a time… And then…the unthinkable…when four passenger jets were transformed from…
Read MoreSummer Reading Suggestions
What is summer without great books? To readers everywhere, I offer following can’t miss, can’t put down books. Mystery – “The Killing Song” by PJ Parrish is a taut mystery about Matt Owens, a self-absorbed Miami journalist whose solitary lifestyle is interrupted by a visit from his beloved younger sister. When she disappears literally before…
Read MoreFriends
I saw an older woman on the train last week. Across the crowded aisle, I glimpsed her as she sat demurely, her eyes partially closed, her gray hair tucked into a bun, a briefcase on her lap. A powerful woman, a woman of substance I thought, a professor enroute to her first class or an…
Read MoreFor Nurse Week
In honor of Nurse Week, I am replaying my Nurses blog. I am privileged to be speaking this week and next at several Nurse Week events. And so – to salute those quiet heroes who walk among us, this week’s blog is dedicated to them for whose life hasn’t been touched by a nurse? It is…
Read MoreSocial media…
Alright, so instead of stepping up and blogging, tweeting and posting on Facebook, I’ve – well, I’ve failed. Miserably. The truth is – I’m a techno-flunkie. I am stymied by this disconnected connectedness. How can I have “friends” I’ve never met I wonder, and yet I do. I have read posts and viewed photos that…
Read MoreTwitter, Facebook and More…
I have long been one of those writers who dance on the periphery of Twitter and Facebook and blogs. I admit I’ve failed miserably at all three, and my excuse has always been – ‘well who really pays attention to all that social networking anyway, and does everybody really need to be connected 24/7?’ It…
Read MoreThe Power Of Lipstick
I’m not sure why it took me so long to write about my love of lipstick. Perhaps it’s because it seems to carry a trace of smug vanity, a hint of self absorbed conceit. But the truth is that lipstick – at least for me – is utterly captivating. What other product can do what lipstick does? …
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