Mothering is just One Kind of Love
Every year, I share the same thoughts about Mother's Day. I wake up thinking about them, usually in this order: My children, Wyatt and Loretta, are fascinating, tender marvels. And that doesn't have to do so [...]
Kitchen Essentials
A reader just wrote and asked my opinion about pots and pans. I sent her to Mark Bittman's excellent advice on a no-frills kitchen: Best Tips for Avoiding Stupid Kitchen Gadgets and Getting What you [...]
Beginning Again
My friend Janel and I met for our “writing group” this morning. This sacred, monthly ritual consists of taking up a table at Camber for at least two hours, talking about everything but writing, and [...]
Eating and Learning Together
My colleague Janet Ott and I just finished leading a six-month leadership course for executive women, and we had lunch together after our last session. Some things I was reminded of as we learned [...]
What Do You Miss?
I’m writing in April 2020, which will be remembered as the Time of Coronavirus. Everything is changing, and everything will be changed. It’s almost automatic for me to begin making predictions about large-scale behavioral change. [...]
Turn that Filter On
Kind people know all about filtering their thoughts. They understand that being “themselves” is a threat they must take pains to spare everyone else from experiencing—especially anyone they care about.—from The School of Life Kindness [...]