A poetic awakening

Back in my college days when I was discovering non-traditional viewpoints on so many levels, I was transfixed by a poem by Marge Piercy. Up until that point, my exposure to poetry and my love for it had been limited to verse that was melodic or nature-based or...

With utmost care

Being in the middle of all kinds of life situations that make me think and think some more the last six weeks or so, it felt kind of divine to do a pair of interviews for a column about care giving. Nurse Next Door co-Founder John DeHart and franchise partner Carol...

In the mail

It’s very gratifying to receive meaningful feedback like this and I feel compelled to share. These are in response to today’s Game Plan column — Is Your Mind Small, Average or Great? — and came to me via email: Your average, small, or great...

A bit on humanity

An Eleanor Roosevelt quote someone posted on Facebook captured my attention recently. Then a series of social media posts about Dick Cheney’s heart transplant made me uneasy. Merge the two and add in a recent Snooki moment at the laundromat and a column was...

The illusion of control

I suppose today I needed to be in control of something. And that’s why my closet is suddenly pin straight and I scheduled arthroscopic surgery for my knee on April 18. Because God knows I’m not in control over the big stuff. You know, death. My Aunt Laura...