To Raffi, With Love

To Raffi, With Love

  Dearest Raffi, I wanted to write to you today to share my gratitude for your incredible talent, generosity, and humility, but most of all, your ability to connect so deeply with the hearts of children and adults alike. Today is my son Stephen’s birthday. He...
The Dangerous Game of Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda…

The Dangerous Game of Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda…

Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future. ~Fulton Oursler~ When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for...
Portrait of a Strong Wise Woman

Portrait of a Strong Wise Woman

One is not born a woman, one becomes one. ~ Simone De Beauvoir~ I’ve been writing for a number of years now. Books, blogs, speeches, tweets, grocery lists. But what I’ve never really discussed is the thousands of person to person emails I’ve exchanged with women who...