Like a lot of overachievers, I hold myself to impossible standards. It’s bought me a lot in life: it’s also created gratuitous stress. This morning, even before my eyes snapped…
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Do you think people are chosen for awards and recognition because they shine so brightly the world can’t possibly ignore them? That they get plucked, in all of their magnificence,…
One of our greatest strength as women is our softness, our femininity. All that muscle-flexing we engage in, particuarly in the work world, doesn’t buy us respect, or love, or security; it drives…
The following is a guest post by one of my workshop students at East Hill Writers. Phyllis Satter is a very accomplished woman–writer and human being– and I wanted to…
Sometimes we get tired and don’t want to have to try anymore. We want to be loved and appreciated, just for being the decent human being we are. Which is…
I have this message hanging over my desk. I’m not sure who wrote it. I keep it there because there are those days that I really need the reminder. The…
If you could rub the lamp and have a genie offer you ANYTHING that you want, what would you ask for? A genie. A genie that gives you ANYTHING. ANYTHING…
What if everything you’ve been through thus far was just leading up to this very moment? What if all you had to do to reach the other side, to get…
Ever notice we all have these stories? That thing we tell people fifteen minutes after meeting them. Walt’s story begins, “I was a single dad for a dozen years….” Mine, which…
Now, I’m about as spiritual as an Egg McMuffin. But, I’m going to dip my toe in the water here anyway. Today, I’m going to assign you a new totem…
