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Wisdom Workout: New Discoveries
We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate “I’s” into one worldview. Harriet Lerner, “Dance of Intimacy”...
Wisdom Workout: Create a Compelling 2013
The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but...
Wisdom Workout: A Chapterʼs End
My mother loved cameos. Womenʼs profiles carved in ivory on a sepia, blue, or black background and made into a brooch or pendant.
We sat...
Wisdom Workout: It’s The Little Things
Time away softens the rough edges that sneak into the corners of my mind. A change in scenery stimulates new ways of seeing. The...
Wisdom Workout: Challenging Times
There was a lively discussion that was in full swing by the time I got my coffee and sat down with some friends. The...
Wisdom Workout: Challenging Times
There was a lively discussion that was in full swing by the time I got my coffee and sat down with some friends. The...
Wisdom Workout: Other Ways of Seeing
There was a casual gathering of Laguna locals last week. The opportunity to listen and participate in these types of events is enriching and...
Wisdom Workout: Right Use of Humor
As August ends and September begins, my head is spinning with all that is clamoring for my attention. As a small example, my mother...
Wisdom Workout: Kaleidoscope Eyes
When my 27-year-old nephew arrived at the family barbeque last week, he greeted me with a hug and a fond memory. “Hi, Aunt...
Wisdom Workout: Outliving the Quilt’s Patches
About 20 years ago, a colleague of mine, one of my favorite men in the world, called to say he was in Laguna and...
Wisdom Workout
Recapturing the Child Within
I invite you to life and you send regrets. Sorry can't come, too late or too soon, too busy, too scared,...
Wisdom Workout
A Mother for All Seasons
Mother’s Day is a holiday that brings the opportunity to reflect on the continuum that gives life to the word...
Wisdom Workout
Have a Heart
This week, as I read our letters to the editor, I noticed that our reputation as a hospitable, tolerant, free-spirited environment seems...
Wisdom Workout
Quick Exit From Dramaland
Change is in the air. At least in my life. Everything from upgrading my computer to having my web host decide...
Wisdom Workout
Creating A Social Future
My eldest daughter, Lisa, shared a profound insight about the differing parenting experiences between herself and her sister Jennica. “Mom, I...