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Do you ever feel like your life is not following the linear plan you had in mind?  That it seems, instead, to be taking these windy, rocky roads filled with brutal bumps, steep hills and cavernous valleys?  Perhaps you’re in survival mode, grabbing on to anything that looks... Read More

The other day I was on the phone with my friend Mary.  As I passionately paced around my apartment I urgently described to her a new and, if I may say so myself, brilliant idea I had.  In the midst of expounding my creative genius, Mary boldly interrupted me and asked, “Why... Read More

A few weeks ago I walked by this sign to the left.  The bright colors and bold message demanded my attention.  I have to admit that at the time I was  not experiencing anything close to relaxed, nor was I  feeling like “it was all good”, yet I knew this was an... Read More

Since I was 12 years old I’ve been dreaming of being Phil Donahue.  You thought I was going to say Oprah, right?  This dream was pre-Oprah.  That dream came later. Growing up I was a hardcore Phil fan.  I was excited by his energy as he ran up and down those stairs to reach... Read More

I’m obsessed with a show called Shark Tank.  Have you seen this?  It’s brilliant.  Five uber successful business people including Daymond John of the $350 million clothing line FUBU and Kevin O’Leary who sold his educational software business to Mattel for $3.7... Read More

I was walking my dog today and came upon this sign.  I immediately knew it was a message and also a metaphor for what’s been present for me over the past few months. I’d been feeling disconnected from myself.  I had let my morning practice go, I’d not been... Read More

Dear 30’s, It’s the day before my 40th birthday and I was thinking about how I wanted to spend it.  How could I make this day as memorable as possible before I leap into a decade that fills me with a huge amount of excitement and a tiny hint of (hopefully healthy) fear?  And then... Read More

It’s Valentine’s Day.  I’m walking along the streets of New York as people are rushing by me.  Something pulls my attention to the ground and I see this lovely, little, gray heart getting trampled on by the masses.  I’m stunned that no one’s noticing... Read More

My friend Tony was asked to do something in a meeting that personally filled me with dread.  Just thinking about this duty ignited my inner chatter, “I’m so happy she picked him and not me.”  “There’s no way I could do that, nor do I want to.”  “That’s definitely someone else’s... Read More