“Will you help me write my obituary,” asked a dear friend while we were still very much alive and happily traveling through Scandinavia. It wasn’t like this beautiful place evoked any semblance of depression in her, and she is, hopefully, years away from a natural death, but the subject suddenly came up while we were … Continue reading You Should Have The Last Word
Morbid as it may sound, there have been times when I actively imagined what it would be like to lose-and I mean permanently- someone I loved. When I did, truth be told, the reality was never even close to what I had imagined, but it did somehow give me a mild sense of control over … Continue reading Cathartic Cleansing – Undo To Uplift
Writer’s block, according to Wikipedia, “is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or….original ideas.” FEAR, rather than dwindling creativity, I venture, is the common culprit here. And no wonder, with this era of cancellation culture growing ever more extreme by the day. “Oh, I … Continue reading CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE? Our growing refusal to speak up.
“ I really wish you hadn’t told me that,” is how one sorry chap reacted when actress and model Brooke Shields revealed her age to him. According to Shields, prior to that moment, their interaction had been flirtatious and “hopeful” by all accounts. Imagine then, how unsettling it was to witness budding romance slashed through the … Continue reading The Perfect Age For Love
Crying actually helps your eye lashes grow, according to an old wives’ tale. Maybe that was why I was awash in tears on the morning of my birthday. My eyelashes had been thinning lately and perhaps the condition instinctively sent signals to my body’s cells to move into repair mode? Science says that is probably … Continue reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES
My summer challenge is in fact a new discipline. The practice of retail restraint, to be specific. It was initiated, first and foremost, to simply see if I could. And if I could, then I might also dispel the characterization of me by a brilliant friend who thought that I, perhaps, had a “consumption” issue. … Continue reading RETAIL RESTRAINT
I’m lucky, but I am really not as lucky as some. For instance, despite the fact that I did have a career, I rarely ever got hired for any job I actually applied for. It is a trend that has followed me throughout my life and I have no explanation for it other than one … Continue reading TWIST OF FATE
“Is this trash, madam,” queried the pleasant Bermuda Air flight attendant just before take off after spotting the bag of coffee and left over cheese scone on the empty seat next to me. “Yes, it is trash,” I answered, grateful she was happy to whisk away the unwanted remnants of my breakfast despite being quite … Continue reading GOOD MANNERS MATTER
WHY ME? It’s a question anyone might ask when confronted with bad news. And it’s exactly what Supermodel Elle Macpherson thought at one time too. “Nobody thinks it is going to happen to them,” said Macpherson, describing her shock when she was told she had breast cancer. Macpherson, once famously dubbed THE BODY by TIME … Continue reading WHY ME?
“Never be afraid to stop traffic” said the late style icon, Iris Apfel. Iris might have been referring to fashion, but I am certain she meant something more, as well. As in, taking the bull by the horns and living life unapologetically. I liken her phrase to one of my own-the “F-You stage of life.” … Continue reading THE F-YOU STAGE OF LIFE AWAITS YOU.
Burning Daylight 