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Be the Light
It is close to three years since all of our lives were upended by the “it couldn’t happen here” pandemic. None of us could ever have imagined what this has been like or the permanent changes it has made in our lives and in our world. While the virus has not left us, it is…
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New Year, Renewed Light
The changing of the year on the calendar is always one of those lines of demarcation—a chance to decide what we want to be different going forward. It is easy to cite the obvious targets. I will exercise more or eat better or get more sleep . . . That’s all great, especially if you…
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Giving and Receiving
Somewhere around mid-November this year I announced that I was just not in the holiday spirit this year. I was looking forward to Thanksgiving with family and our traditional New Year celebration with our dearest friends, but I just couldn’t summon up the energy to even think about gift giving. And, let me tell you,…
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Christmas Movies
Okay, I admit it. I am a sucker for Christmas movies. While “It’s A Wonderful Life” is on my list of all time favorite films, I can happily sit and watch all the silly formulaic holiday films you can throw at me. I’m delighted to watch this year’s token Chanukah film as well, doesn’t really…
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The Worst Enemy
I did an exercise in a class once, perhaps you have done it as well. If not, give it a try. Number 1 through 5 and write “If I didn’t have to do it perfectly, I would . . .” Then give yourself the time, and the honesty, to fill in those lines. How many…
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Don’t Leave
I was reading a brief blurb the other day about a celebrity couple who have been married for multiple decades, which, in today’s world, is often seen as some sort of feat. When asked the secret of their enduring relationship, the answer was the simple two words “Don’t leave.” Sounds pretty basic, doesn’t it? But…
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Punctuation
There are landmarks in all of our lives, events that changed everything, events that we will always see as defining a clear “before” and a clear “after.” It occurred to me this week that one of the reasons Thanksgiving is so meaningful to me is that it is one of those dividing lines between a…
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Continuity
Thanksgiving has always been “my” holiday, I love seeing family ad friends around the table, I love the process of cooking and baking old favorites and experimenting with new things. Menu planning often includes sifting through a pile of Thanksgiving-themed cooking magazines looking for that special “something” my guests will enjoy. Not sure whether that…
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Decompressing
I long for the ability to decompress, to be able to take even a moment and let go of all the obligations and the stress, of the endless list of things that have to be done or worried about or figured out. I have, only half jokingly, said that I think I came from the…
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As If
It is easy to look at someone else’s life and think they’ve got it all figured out. It’s easy to think that everything works for them while nothing feels like it’s working for you. It’s easy, and maybe it’s human nature, but it’s wrong. Pretty much always wrong. I had a conversation this week with…
With a Full Heart
Reflections on Leadership and Life
With a Full Heart 