Sara Bareilles performed with Carol King at the Grammys and I cried. I do love that song of hers, Brave. Lola and I dance to it. And I love me some Carole King. You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face / And show the world all the love in [...]
And other things you wish you could say Plus, why pity is different than compassion Everyone is operating at their highest capacity at every moment. I like to think this. When someone gives me a dirty look on the narrow escalator at DSW because they couldn’t get around me. When someone is walking directly toward [...]
Call it solitude. And it sounds like something you require, like a meal, or a nap. Solitude sounds spiritual, grounded and strong. Like a choice. It sounds rich and luxurious, even though it’s essential for our creativity, our relationships and our well being. We are communal animals. And with so many of us living [...]
To know if you’ve hit bottom, you don’t have to be the cokehead who drives to your dealer’s house with your kids in the backseat. Bottom is a unique destination for everyone. And you don’t even need to have a harrowing experience to get there. Whether you’ve got the disease of substance abuse or your [...]
Not a long time ago, I had no fewer than three notebooks going. They each contained specific ramblings. One, which had the word PEACE artfully drawn on the cover, was a personal journal, which usually resided on my bedside table, though sometimes found its way into my handbag because I’d feverishly write something down in [...]
I used to make massive collages. In my childhood bedroom, my collages bloomed like an azalea over two entire closet doors. I would sit on my mauve carpeting for hours snipping things from magazines: words that spoke to me, images of the life I wished I was living, photos I thought were cool. I remember [...]