Body Positivity At Any Age. We Deserve It. We’d be forgiven for thinking that fashion and style are all about our shapes and our various body parts. This is the message we get from television, movies, Instagram, and some style… Continue Reading
When Is Good Enough Good Enough? My friend sent me an article this week from the New Yorker magazine, Improving Ourselves To Death. In Western culture, the pressure mounts from all sides to do everything well, better and best. If… Continue Reading
Things I don’t do anymore (or do a lot less). In our youth, we are naturally focused on building a career, family, and for most of us, fitting in with general society. In our later years, we can let go… Continue Reading
My favorite things, 2018 edition. In many ways, 2018 has been a challenging year. In the US, our revered institutions and practices of democracy have been under attack. Our international friendships are threatened, economic markets are plunging, and natural disasters have… Continue Reading
You’re already unique! Unless you have an identical twin, no one is configured just like you. That’s kind of amazing, given the number of humans we’ve managed to produce. We all are “special snowflakes” in our biological makeup. So, being… Continue Reading
The small luxuries, they make life good. So few of us will have a private jet and vacation cottage in the Hamptons (call me if you do?), but we can enjoy luxury every day. In fact, we can thrive on… Continue Reading
I’ve struggled with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder my whole life, the severity waxing and waning as life stuff happens. It’s a not-uncommon disorder, especially in the modern West, where slowing down and giving oneself a break is not yet popular. I… Continue Reading
Conformity has value, for sure. We want and need to fit in with our fellow humans. It’s coded in our DNA. The worst punishment in some cultures was and still is banishment from the community. Not belonging feels bad. The… Continue Reading