Many times in life, we are called on to enliven our will. We need to “buck up” and strengthen ourselves from within. The dictionary defines the word enliven as “to make lively or... Read more >>

It would be an understatement to say that I’ve needed more diversion in my life lately. This is because I have two small children, one in the complex, emotional land of two-year-olds... Read more >>

I am high atop Greenwich Village sitting in the sunshine as it steams through the terrace apartment windows where I am staying. The air is bitter, a cold Arctic blast that is whistling around the... Read more >>

The world is divided into two halves: those who thrill to the break of day, and others who thrive in the shadow of night. So after collapsing into bed the evening we buried one of our beloved... Read more >>

The baby, the kids, the husband, the boyfriend, the job, the extended family, the elderly parents, the school, the daycare, the church, the charity, the girlfriends, and so on, and so on, and so on.... Read more >>

Remember when we could just pick up and go to the gym, meet friends for dinner, or take a nap? All of those things require planning now. Sometimes we just don’t do them because it takes too much... Read more >>