I have that rarest of treasures: two of them. Two children who did the stuff everyone wants their kids to do: Not losing sweaters and jackets. Getting school permissions slips signed and turned in on time. Not forgetting lunchboxes at home (okay, just once or twice) Now they’re older– and they’ve turned into two responsible […]
brain power
Possibly I”m one of the last people on the planet to hear about Jill Bolte Taylor. I didn’t read her book, or watch her with Oprah, or see the video of her talk at TED that went viral. I didn’t know that in 2008, TIME Magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People […]
From grateful—to greedy
Life is short; eat dessert first. As a breast cancer survivor, I’ve always followed that rule. Life is short. I feel amazingly lucky just to be here; to be alive; blessed by extra time I didn’t expect to have—so far, 14 years and counting. I’ve always felt young and optimistic and full of life and […]
when the nest is empty on Halloween
It’s like any other day. And that’s the problem. No excitement. No carving pumpkins. No parties. No trick or treating. No costumes. No more making memories. I miss it. And what I miss most—- those little plastic pumpkins that come home filled up and I get to steal sort the kids’ candy. Boo-hoo. And Happy […]
A Woman’s Nation Embraces the Emotion
Empower— for some reason I’ve never liked that word. It also happens to be the key word in the mission of Maria Shriver’s annual Women’s Conference, that I attended this week in Long Beach: We Empower Women to be Architects of Change. I say this with due respect—-and new respect—for what California’s First Lady accomplished […]
Darryle…doubled
When I was a kid I desperately wanted my name to be Debbie….or Susan….or Barbara. Like all the other girls. What were my parents thinking??? Darryle? I hated it. Hated that it was so different. Hated that no one could spell it. Hated most of all that it was a boy’s name. My mother had […]
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