The Day After

February 11, 2010

I am gazing out my office window at an azure blue sky, offsetting the snow-encrusted trees blowing in the fierce wind. It is the day after. A foot of snow fell in Connecticut yesterday and transformed the city in a sheet of white. Home-bound with my kids, the day was a throwback to a time [...]

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Seize the Day

February 9, 2010

My family had sunk to an all time low. Each of us sitting around my house, typing away on our personal laptops, some even in the same room, none of us interacting with each other. My 15 year-old was on a school vacation, the other two just hanging out, and I could feel us turning [...]

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What Matters More: Your Family or Your Work?

February 8, 2010

The temperature yesterday was in the mid-teens, and the brisk walk from my car, parked in the seventies, to Columbus Circle in the fifties, brought color to my cheeks, the air visible in small puffs as my friend and I reunited for the beginning of a three-hour dynamic conversation. This friend and I met over [...]

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Something Lost, Something Gained

February 3, 2010

I frantically searched for my wedding ring. I looked everywhere. Was it in my pocket? On the counter by the kitchen sink? Did I put it on my nightstand before going to bed? It was in none of the logical places, and eventually, I gave up the search. My wedding ring was lost and I [...]

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The Importance of Faith

January 29, 2010

I just came from my Rabbi’s Friday morning Torah class on the portion of the week, “Beshalach”, in the book of Exodus. At the end of the portion, we read about Amalek, the force of evil that comes in every generation. Amalek shows up right after the Jews have left Egypt. After a 40 years [...]

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Creating Community

January 28, 2010

There is a certain magic that happens when a group of women gathers together and shares from their hearts. I have witnessed this every time I’ve led a Process Painting coaching workshop. I feel like Mickey Mouse in Fantasia, waving my magic wand, and letting the wonders unfold. I have no control over the outcome. [...]

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Unique Marriage Proposals

January 25, 2010

Today’s post is a bit goofy. I have been answering some author queries on HARO, or help a reporter out, a web site devoted to authors, journalists, and the like to find material for their articles, blog posts, and TV shows. A few months ago, I was featured as a life coach on someone’s website [...]

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A Mother’s Intuition

January 22, 2010

The following is a story that I have been working on for several years. It took place 15 years ago.  I am finally ready to share it with the universe, and would appreciate any feedback you would be willing to share. Thank you so much!
I carry a one-in-four risk of conceiving a baby with a [...]

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Comfortable Inaction vs. Risk Taking

January 21, 2010

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy
I love this quote. It speaks to my very core about living a courageous bold, truthful, and sometimes scary life. We encounter countless opportunities in life that require a choice, to pass on by [...]

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Finding the Blessing in an Emergency Medical Visit to My Daughter

January 20, 2010

Last Thursday evening, I found myself on a plane to Los Angeles, on an emergency Mommy rescue mission. Two days earlier, my 21 year-old daughter had arrived in LA for a week-long vacation from college. She was so proud of the ridiculously low $200 air fare that she had found, and couldn’t wait to experience [...]

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