Finding My Footing
Today I went to the hospital because the visiting nurse alarmed me to the fact that a small infection formed at the peak corner of my new hip replacement scar. … Read more
Help Me Help You
Tom Cruise’s character in Jerry Maguire pleads with his client, Rod “Help me. Help you.” I am reaching out to you, my community of readers, to do the same. Please … Read more
Harvard’s Writing and Publishing Course: A Book Takes Form
Julie Silver, M.D., the inspiring director of Harvard Medical School’s compelling conference on Publishing Books, Memoirs and other Creative Nonfiction, encourages participants with their writing efforts and guides them down … Read more
The Activities of the Happiest Women (video text)
The Activites of the Happiest Women (text to video) Some of the activities of the happiest women include: The happiest women surround themselves with loving family and friends. In general they … Read more
Cultivate Gratitude for Greater Health and Happiness
A daily gratitude journal can enable you to be more optimistic, happy, creative and healthy. Our days rarely go according to plan or without unexpected challenges. The ability to appreciate … Read more
Philanthropic Travel and the Empty Nest
Did you know that the average age of an adventure traveler is not a twenty-something year old male, but rather a 47-year-old female? According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association, … Read more
The Seven Keys for a Happy Holiday Season
The holiday season typically brings to mind images of families and loved ones gathered around a blazing fire, roasting chestnuts, exchanging gifts. Sharing mugs of spiced hot apple cider, playing … Read more
Gratitude: The Experience of Thankfulness and Appreciation
Sometimes I get caught up in the feeling of what’s missing and what I don’t have. Invariably this brings me to a familiar dark place. I have learned that when … Read more