Best face forward

It pained me to see some of the stiff and puffy faces on the Oscars’ red carpet the other night. Just so disheartening what we do to appear that we’re not aging. I suppose most of us try to stave it off in one way or another, but I’ve never been so...

Life Coaching the New Pope

GAME PLAN: Dear Soon-to-Be Your Holiness — It is time. You can feel it, can’t you? The old, dusty walls, in their own way, are crumbling down around you and leaving gaping holes in this Church of yours.  All metaphor, of course, for a much more immense structure...

Something in the ‘Air’

One of the interesting things about living meaningfully is that if you’re open to delight and inspiration, they can come from anywhere. It’s up to each of us to respond to people and places and art and events that stimulate us or even bring about a shift...

Heeding the need to express

When a despicable hacker made his or her way into the email accounts of George W. Bush and family, I cringed.  However, I can’t say the same for my reaction when I saw the former President’s paintings that were exposed in the process. So captivating....

Oh, the love

I am feeling refreshed and strong on this Valentine’s Day. My God, how happy I am to say that. I wrote last year’s Valentine’s Day post with my leg up, crutches by my side. When I reread that 2012 post yesterday, I got a good chuckle at where my mind...