You’re already unique! Unless you have an identical twin, no one is configured just like you. That’s kind of amazing, given the number of humans we’ve managed to produce. We all are “special snowflakes” in our biological makeup. So,… Continue Reading
The small luxuries, they make life good. So few of us will have a private jet and vacation cottage in the Hamptons (call me if you do?), but we can enjoy luxury every day. In fact, we can thrive… Continue Reading
I’ve struggled with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder my whole life, the severity waxing and waning as life stuff happens. It’s a not-uncommon disorder, especially in the modern West, where slowing down and giving oneself a break is not yet popular. I… Continue Reading
Conformity has value, for sure. We want and need to fit in with our fellow humans. It’s coded in our DNA. The worst punishment in some cultures was and still is banishment from the community. Not belonging feels bad.… Continue Reading
There’s something indefinable, fascinating, seductive about the big city. New York puts me in a state of mind – that all kinds of things are possible, that the unexpected is expected, that your dreams can come to life. Since… Continue Reading
In Nutley, NJ, where I grew up, we were made to wear our “Sunday best” for church services, (or Saturday synagogue). For us girls, that meant a pretty dress and shiny patent leather shoes. There was never a thought… Continue Reading
What are your superpowers? Besides the usual superpowers (you know, flying, shrinking, leaping tall buildings), I think we women have some real-life superpowers. In fact, we have the shirt to prove it. And according to actual science, we have… Continue Reading
My therapist used to advise me to distinguish between what I want and what I need. She said we often try to turn our wants into “needs” so we feel justified wanting them. So I am woke now about the… Continue Reading