Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. — Woody Allen Mark Wahlberg (Micky Ward) in the Oscar-nominated film, The Fighter: Aging quickly. Lives in Lowell, Massachusetts — tough neighborhood. Endless monotony, potheads, crackheads, gloomy. Supportive girlfriend. Trying to get “out” of his neighborhood, win the title and rise above his situation. Me: Aging […]
Posted: 02/3/11 11:33 AM
“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” -Winnie-the-Pooh (and A.A. Milne) I looked up the word commitment the other day. It is defined as the act of committing, the state of begin committed; a pledge or undertaking; applying or engaging oneself. There are many kinds of commitments – for work, family, relationships […]
Posted: 01/26/11 6:28 PM
I was in yoga the other day. I was in full lotus position. My chakras were all aligned. My mind is cleared of all clutter and I’m looking out of my third eye and everything that I’m supposed to be doing. It’s amazing what comes up, when you sit in that silence: “Mama keeps whites […]
Posted: 01/7/11 11:06 AM
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” – Miss Piggy It’s ironic how you can set out to do one thing and it can take you in an entirely different direction. Sometimes things change course […]
Posted: 12/21/10 1:07 PM
Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass lipstick. – Gwyneth Paltrow I just read in Real Simple magazine that the average woman spends about 8 years shopping during her lifetime. That’s pretty amazing. I thought about this statistic for a moment and suddenly felt grouchy: during the […]
Posted: 12/21/10 12:18 PM
Aim at a high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally, you’ll hit the Bull’s-Eye of Success. -Annie Oakley I expected a big adrenaline rush from the […]
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Posted: 12/10/10 3:28 AM
Max is a confident, personable guy who is well-suited to be on camera. Good-looking and put together (at least whenever I see him), he always seems to be “camera ready”. I, on the other hand, while confident, am not only camera-shy, but one of those people who always manages to get caught in my sweatpants […]
Posted: 11/15/10 10:03 PM
This past weekend was supposed to be the proverbial trek to Las Vegas with “the girls”. You know, that time-honored getaway that so many “women of a certain age” often go on. It’s been in the pipeline and on my list of “52” for quite some time, and it would have been the first time […]
Posted: 10/29/10 10:08 PM
“Where are the tote bags? I’m not leaving the premises without tote bags. I was promised tote bags and tote bags I shall have.” Seinfeld’s Kramer, volunteering at PBS, in “The Pledge Drive” episode I couldn’t remember the last time I did something just because it was a “good” thing to do. I am not […]
Posted: 10/21/10 1:58 PM
Karen and I have been progressing through our “52” for 16 weeks now and while we’ve both had some similar experiences and outcomes, they have always been parallel. She does her thing and I do mine — until now. It’s one thing to be there for a friend embarking on a journey in spirit but […]
Posted: 10/21/10 1:58 PM
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