One of the greatest miracles in this life is the fact that for the most part, our bodies were designed to heal. But one of the greatest challenges in this life is finding the patience to let it happen. We never know how long something will take to get better and if...

The Pain Hotel On October 11th, 2023, I had shoulder replacement surgery, the reason I took a writing hiatus from my classes and my Substack and Facebook postings. It's three and a half weeks later, the surgery went really well and I’m healing. Our bodies were...

A woman I used to know, Cynthia, was in the business of helping celebrities prepare to be on camera. They were accustomed to performing in front of thousands of people, they had reachedexcellence in their craft, but unscripted appearances and interviews on talk shows...

Don't Do It Tackling a ghostwriting project is daunting. Most of my clients are A-list celebrities and during the first meeting, while they think they’reauditioning me, I’m auditioning them. Do they play well with other children? Will they listen to me? Stars are not...

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.                                                 - - - The Dalai Lama When I toured through Europe with my ballet company back in the late sixties, we often had to perform on a “raked stage.” There are lots of them in the...

Holding Your Own Hand “When my husbandStephen died, I was living in a remote place with no people around so I had tlearn to hold my own hand.”                                                                              - - - Ondrea Levine Loss shows up in an...