Confession: I once read the first 50 pages of a Wayne Dyer book. Depending on your self-help orientation, you may interpret my confession in one of two ways: You only read the first 50 pages? Of one book? You’re a terrible person. You read 50 whole pages? My god, how?…
The People We Used to Be
One of my good friends is a baby. Well, not a baby, exactly, but he’s in his early 20s, and that passes for a baby to me. I’m pretty sure I have socks older than he is. On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, my young friend posted a photo of…
See me
It isn’t common knowledge, but every standard-issue human comes fully equipped with an invisibility cloak. Yes, like the one in Harry Potter. To activate it, all you have to do is hunch your shoulders, refuse to make eye contact with anyone, and speak only when spoken to. Keep your eyes…
How to Deal with Haters
What other people think of you is none of your business. I would really love to attribute this quote properly. Unfortunately, Google offers up a variety of sources, from Paul Coelho to Deepak Chopra to Ru Paul. Regardless of who said it first (probably not Ru Paul), I think we…
40: The Year of Going for It
Happy birthday to me! If you’ve been around a while, you know I like to set a theme for each year. So here it goes: 40 is the year of going for it. I have been warned. I just got a text from my friend John (also 40) that read,…