Let’s get physical

True confession time. Prior to beginning work with a personal trainer about a month ago, I was doing the same darned thing at the gym, over and over. The treadmill, the weights. And even though in some respects that served me well, I cannot begin to describe how much...

Imagine

I’m quite certain this wasn’t meant to elicit a laugh, but it sure did. There’s a Reuters story in The New York Times that says the Vatican newspaper has forgiven John Lennon for declaring back in 1966 that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus...

Love wisdom

For the second Sunday in a row, I share words of wisdom from The New York Times “Vows” column, this time from bride Caroline Tiger’s book: May you date people who chew with their mouths closed and turn their cellphone off during dinner. May you fall...

Quarter for your thoughts

On my way home from a fun cocktail event in Rockefeller Center last night, I was walking on a crowded sidewalk on Fifth Avenue when I saw a penny. I usually pick them up because I believe they’re signs of abundance. I like to make a wish on them and then put...

Glorious routine

Last night I went back to Buddhist meditation class after a short hiatus and it felt great. Like going to the gym or writing my Morning Pages (a la The Artist’s Way), meditation class is one of those things in my routine that I really see the benefits of when...

A tempered blessing

From today’s “Vows” feature in The New York Times, from the bridegroom’s mother: “Forgive early, kiss slowly, love wholeheartedly, laugh loudly, because life may not be the party we all hope for.”