Your mind can be a powerful and splendid ally. It can be a motivator, a planner and a supreme puzzle solver. But it’s not necessarily your friend. I was in the grocery store the other day and I passed the ice cream section. I saw boxes of chocolate ice cream bars...
I had a good day yesterday. I felt strong and calm. I had an enjoyable writing session and a wonderful dinner in a restaurant with an old friend. When I hugged her good-bye, I was happy and fulfilled – until I got about half way home. I could feel my mind pulling...
Hope is a choice. That’s how I seeit. Viktor Frankl, neurologist, psychologist, and famously a concentration camp survivor, said, “Let us not fall prey to what we fear, but rather live into the direction of hope.” He attributes this sentiment to his method of...
The Sound of Silence Spiritual leader, Baba Ram Dass, wason a ten-day silent retreat. He had a roommate, someone he didn’t know, who neatly folded the corners of his bedsheets every day and laid out his clothes. RamDass didn’t tidy up anything, he felt like a slob and...
It was the fourth of July, 1998, at sunset. I was in a helicopter, cruising toward the Queen Mary, watching the world explode into color. I was writing Grace Slick’s memoir at the time, leadsinger for the rock and roll group, Jefferson Airplane. We’d developed...
As beautiful as it is to watch, some aspects of the ballet are brutal and unforgiving. Losing a coveted role to someone else. Beinghungry and eating as little as possible to maintain a slender body. Touring across the United States for ten weeks of one night stand...
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