This month, as noted before in my newsletter, is Mental Health Awareness Month. It reminds me of the original “Story of the Starfish” by Loren Eisley.       A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, Continue reading

Arianna Huffington is founder and chief executive of the website Thrive Global – a site laser focused on improving people’s mental resilience, health and productivity. She walks the walk – cultivating all kinds of healthy habits during COVID. For instance, she only allowed herself to binge watch while on her treadmill. Omg! I wish I Continue reading

Dear Harry, Frank, Max, Sam and Louie, Many years have passed Since this picture was taken. My nest is no longer crammed With smelly sneakers, Discarded bags of half-eaten chips And crumpled homework papers Never turned in. My little birdies have flown away Leaving me With an abundance of time And a much freer schedule. Continue reading

In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, a messenger for Zeus and Hera who rode the rainbow as a multicolored bridge from heaven to earth. In ancient times, the Iris was considered a symbol of power and majesty, the three petal segments representing faith, wisdom and valor. How ironic that since I Continue reading

Headlines and stories of violence and lack of compassion and human decency scream out at me: Deadly Run-Ins With The Police Show No Pause Cars Turn into Caskets as the disco-like lights of police cruisers induce ripples of fear in the veins of the apprehended driver AARP Fights Fraud on Online Shopping Sites and New Continue reading

It all started when my husband’s junior high school “frenemy”  was pushed out the rear doors of a moving school bus and hit his head on the concrete curb adjacent to the street. Pushed by my husband, I might add. Fearing he killed him upon impact, my husband was quite relieved when Mickey rallied. Instead Continue reading

The first thing that happened was that a good friend’s mother died. Okay, not that unusual as my friend is in her 70’s; but we all thought her amazing mother would live forever – after all, she was 106! The second thing that impacted me was that a friend who we haven’t seen in years Continue reading

It’s hard to strike a work-life balance – even after the nest empties and the chickadees fly from the perch. What I’ve learned is not every day has to be exquisitely, or even moderately, balanced. For me, an out-of-whack routine only becomes problematic when it is extended beyond reasonable lengths. A question of balance also Continue reading

If you ask my husband what the most boring subject in the world is, he would sum it up in three words: my wife’s weight. Not to me, of course. For so many years, my mood has been dictated by what the needle on the scale registers. And I have a lot of scales. This Continue reading

When you lower your expectations and stop trying to get from your adult kids what they are not programmed to give (that’s what best buddies are for BTW) When you lower your expectation, and begin reveling in the gifts of affection, time, forgiveness and patience they do so readily extend  When you lower your expectations Continue reading