The Wisdom of a Giving Tree The wisdom that comes from motherhood—and parenthood—has a way of seeping quietly into the soul. It arrives in small moments, often when we least expect it, and somehow manages to leave an eternal imprint. As Fridays go, most of us are relieved to finally reach the end of the…
Juggling Motherhood and Business Conjoining motherhood with running a business is hard. I would insert a more colorful adjective before hard, but this space is rated G. The Backstory Here’s how my morning unfolded. Before 7 AM, the day started with a jolt—as usual. This time, I woke to the sound of my older son…
Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, during her seven-country tour of Africa, made statements suggesting that women’s rights will be one of her signature platforms. This is a cause for celebration, as women across the globe—and here in America—continue to suffer horrendously and unjustly. In Strength to Love (1963), Martin Luther King Jr….
The Power of Earth Day What does Earth Day mean to you? The fragility of the earth and human life are interconnected. Three times in my life I would have never dreamed circumstances would turn out as they did – reminding me of the sacredness and fragility of life on earth. The first is my…
The Person next to you is… The greatest miracle and the greatest mystery you will ever meet at this momentAn inexhaustible reservoir of possibilitywith possibilities which may have been only partially revealed and made visible. The person next to you is…A unique universe of experience in necessity and possibility embracingdread and desirefrowns and smilestears and…