Say something

A little football-throwing incident sent me down a path and here’s what poured out. That’s the best way I can explain how this column came about. My mind went to the comments of Joseph Clementi — whose son, Tyler, was a Rutgers student who committed...

Breathing in wisdom

At the invitation of a delightful social worker, I led a discussion of a women’s group at a senior citizens center on the Upper East Side last fall. I chose the topic “solitude vs. loneliness” and I was thrilled at how much the women engaged this...

Words and clover

Other than the Irish friends I so treasure in my life, there is nothing that warms my heart from the land of green more than a bit of James Joyce. Some favorite quotes from Ulysses on this St. Patrick’s Day: Art has to reveal to us ideas, formless spiritual...

Of stillness and motion

Apparently I used to spend a fair amount of time dancing. Around my apartment. Subtly moving to a good song while working out at the gym. I realized this today because right now I can’t break out into random dance steps. The big fat brace on my knee says...

Pinning as aspiration

I can’t pretend I’ve got my legs under me, so to speak, when it comes to using Pinterest, but I can cop to having spent lots of time on it and finding ways it can be of use in my life coaching practice. Today’s Game Plan: ‘Pinning’ Your...