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Compassion’s pain

July 29, 2010

Sometimes, there are moments I wish I could take back and do-over.  Press life’s Rewind button. Today, we went to the hospital to get the Boy’s stitches removed (he had minor surgery a few weeks ago and was in for a routine screen).  I hate hospitals.  Especially urgent care (emergency) rooms.  They are creepy.  A [...]

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The Betterness Manifesto – a personal take

June 2, 2010
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If you haven’t already read Umair Haque’s The Betterness Manifesto, I would suggest you take a quick look.  I bookmarked it weeks ago but have read it over and over again since, and after each pass-through, something new moves me.  There are powerful messages here. Work. You’re worth something.  Stop giving your talent away to organizations that misallocate [...]

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Sometimes, we all need a small reminder…

May 26, 2010

… about What Matters Most (from The Purpose Driven Life) Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature. That’s why we’re given a lifetime to learn it. Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life. Love leaves a legacy. How you [...]

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Verona. Love.

August 30, 2009

We spent two nights in Verona to meet up with some friends for an evening of opera (Aida) at the Roman arena. It was beautiful. Long, but beautiful. And though admittedly I’m not an avid opera fan, the experience of Aida in Verona in the dead heat of the August summer in an ancient Roman [...]

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From Meet Joe Black

June 25, 2009

LS and I were watching Meet Joe Black last night in the living room. Soup, movie and a warm summer night. Really beautiful. I’d forgotten how gorgeous the dialog is in this movie. Moving and heavy. It gives you pause. Makes you feel butterflies in your stomach. William Parrish’s dialog with Claire in the helicopter [...]

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In search of home

June 9, 2009

Today, I'm craving quiet nights in, lounging on my own furniture, in an apartment that I can call my own.  I crave candles and music and wine with old friends.  I want a closet that houses the clothes I love, not the clothes I managed to fit into two suitcases.  I want photographs on my [...]

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Pieces of home

March 27, 2009

Sea salt from Peloponese Greece. Pulvoron from Goldilocks California. Crackers from Korea. Ingredients from home that somehow make us feel a little less far away from the smells and flavors of the kitchens we grew up in. Last week, a sudden burst of gratitude came over me while Maria and I were making dinner in [...]

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