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...
God’s Valentine

God’s Valentine

Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all.   ~ Swami Chinmayananda ~   What if this arrived in the mail today?   My Dearest (Insert Your Name Here),  ...

Tulips and Steaming Dog Crap

    People who look through keyholes are apt to get the idea that most things are keyhole shaped. ~Author Unknown~   The tulips in my back yard have started to pop up. The tulips are a sign of life from the cold ground, a good sign that spring will...
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...