Emotions
THE BUCKET LIST
Mine has always been minimal. Life came at me generous with opportunities few people enjoy. I’ve met Presidents, iconic talents in every field and the top of the A list. I once dined with Cary Grant, have sung a medley with Fred Astaire and Tony Bennett, sipped Jack Daniels with Sinatra. Okay, the truth, I never really sipped anything. Good fortune took me placed I’d only dreamed of. The runt of the litter, the escapee from life in… Read More
BONJOUR TRISTESSE
Last week, on a flight home from Paris, I got really sad. Maybe good sad though. Maybe healthy sad. The flight offered no Wi-Fi so I looked through the available films on board. I thought it was a great chance to catch up and become au current cinematically. To set the stage I want to back up a little. FYI I speak not a word of French. Paris is a beautiful city but somehow it tends to make me… Read More
Addictions, Depression, Emotions, Hanging In There, Health
WORKING OUT – DEPRESSION
Since Robin Williams’ death depression has been on all of our minds. And my guess is many of us, from time to time, have suffered from it in various forms. While I can get depressed, and have, it’s almost always related to an event. A big fight with my oldest child can send me reeling back in time to fights with my parents that were left unresolved and I become depressed. I have some depression triggers. We all do.… Read More
Addictions, Emotions, Fear, Loss
SOMETIMES DEMONS HAVE THE LOUDEST VOICES
I didn’t know Robin Williams. I met him a few times. “How do you do?” No eye contact. He politely turned away. He was not a one on one person; that is well documented. He was most comfortable in front of a crowd, where he could unleash his demons. There they became his friends and retreated from the enemy camp. He could fearlessly bring them out to play where he/they would delight the world. And he was a fearless performer. Fearless. But… Read More
Connection, Emotions, Family, Growth, Hanging In There
“THE BEAT GOES ON”
The beat goes on. If you’re of a certain age that phrase will quickly conjure up an image of Sonny & Cher. They were rock and roll royalty. Top Forty titans if you will. The song, written by Sonny, paints a lyrical portrait of changing times. “The Charleston was once the rage, uh huh History has turned the page, uh huh Grocery store’s the super mart, uh huh Little girls still break their hearts, uh huh”… Read More
Clarity, Communication, Connection, Emotions, Living Fully
IF YOU DON’T TELL ME HOW WILL I KNOW?
Last week Paul wrote eloquently about the tone of what we say and how it can be interpreted; how things lose their intent or meaning and things get lost in translation. In keeping with that theme again this week I feel there is another important part to what we say, and how we say it. And that is actually speaking the truth and telling people who you are and what you want. It is not just tone, though tone… Read More