Spontaneity
It was the end of a midweek workday when the phone rang. My friends Judy and Jim were on the Eden’s Expressway heading home, when
It was the end of a midweek workday when the phone rang. My friends Judy and Jim were on the Eden’s Expressway heading home, when
You’ve read some version of this Valentine’s month update for the past several years but it’s an all-year topic of conversation for many of us.
It is especially important to take this sentiment to heart during the holiday season to underscore our wish for “Peace on earth, good will towards
“If you think you’re enlightened, go visit your family.” This sardonic quip from spirituality guru Ram Dass is particularly apt when the holidays arrive, and
The wishes I make after blowing out the candles are profoundly different now that I’m years beyond decorating the birthday cake with one candle for
“Where are you off to this summer, Barcelona… Paris… back to New Zealand,” my friend asks. I mumble an inaudible reply, “Cleeveelaannd, Oohiooo.” “Wow, you’re
The black leather couch from my office on Michigan Avenue came with me in the move to Lincolnwood. But now she’s sitting next to the
Stunned by the daily headlines, listening to the dirge that passes as the nightly news, watching the world being destroyed by mad men and an
For anyone who really knows me, they recognize two things for sure: one, my knowledge of music can fit in a thimble, and two, I
What can we conclude from the madness of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? How do we live normal, decent lives amid such dark age politics and