Last Sunday, Daylight Savings Time came to an end and there were numerous reminders to turn our clocks back one hour. This moved me to think about regrets and if we were able to go back in time, would we do things differently? Looking Back, Looking Forward Regret is common, but the extent to which we let it dominate our … Continue reading
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Make Your “Ding”
Many Steve Jobs’ tributes in the recent month have included eloquent speeches and list of accomplishments. My favorite was his simple comment:”I want to put a ding in the universe.” Make a Ding, Make a Difference There is a universal need to be recognized and heard and to have an impact. We all want to feel that our lives matter … Continue reading
Have a Heart
While reading the NY Times last weekend, I noticed an ad describing September 29 as World Heart Day. Having never heard of this event, I read on. The World Heart Federation, a non-governmental organization, and its member organizations are challenging people around the world to take charge of their heart health and be advocates for heart-healthy living. This is a … Continue reading
Sexiled
What would you do if you walked in on your roommate and she/he was having sex with someone? This happened to Sharon. Not just once, but again and again. Her roommate didn’t seem to notice or care that Sharon was right there in the room. Sharon was mortified and traumatized. She avoided her room, staying with friends as muc as … Continue reading
Harry & Priscilla: the search for family
Aristotle said that Man is by Nature a social animal. Tina Rosenberg takes the thought further in her new book Join the Club and valuably reminds us that the success of a society depends on the strength of its communities, because the development of our best traits — trust, honesty, foresight, responsibility and compassion — depends upon our close interactions … Continue reading
Love Out Loud (LOL)
On a recent Sunday, I was driving between Houston and Austin, alone, bored and thinking about a conversation I had with my 20-something daughter about the difficulty finding someone “normal” to date. As I flipped through radio stations nothing caught my attention until I landed on a random talk show about finding your soul mate. What are the odds? The … Continue reading
Breakups
Facebook and other social media outlets have become the norm for daily communications by people of all ages. It has been used to fuel international protests (remember Egypt and Tahrir Square?) as well as documenting an individual’s every move, thought – including breakups. Face It, Don’t Facebook it Facebook (FB) has become the primary way to communicate, especially for people … Continue reading
Womance – what a wonderful word
Womance. I learned this word recently. Think Thelma and Louise or Laverne and Shirley or Meredith and Cristina on Grey’s Anatomy. Soul Mates At the Omega Institute’s recent Women and Power retreat, Omega’s co-founder Elizabeth Lesser talked about the importance of Womances to all women. A Womance is a close personal relationship between two women which is not sexual in … Continue reading
Free to be Heard
South Africa’s Long Walk to Freedom South Africans celebrates Freedom Day each year on April 27, commemorating the first post-apartheid election in 1994 on that date. This corresponds to the May 1, 1950, general strike of the same name, when the African National Congress called for abolition of the discriminatory legislation that came to be known as apartheid. The Long … Continue reading
Tolerating Bad Behavior
Men in Power The story about the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex scandal is sad and upsetting. One can only feel horrible for the woman who is to have been attacked while she went about her job as a hotel maid. But it seems to be part of continual bad behavior by this man, who is Managing Director of the International Monetary … Continue reading
