Next weekend people will pay nearly $100 a ticket to watch the Connecticut Ballet perform Coppélia. I had the privilege last week to be a...
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Pat Yourself Peaceful
Remember that wonderful feeling of your mother stroking your head or back when you were young? How calm it made you feel? How somehow even...
A Perfect Celebration of a Life Well-Lived
No, it wasn’t a funeral. It was a retirement party for a man who, in my opinion, is a role model for what an employee…leader…father…husband…and...
I Can’t Remember Sh*t, But I’m Still Smarter Than the Young Whippersnappers
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life sounds like a great book, doesn’t it? Who doesn’t...
Victims Lose. Hard Workers Win.
There is plenty in this world to feel guilty about, so why feel guilty for being successful? Be proud of it. Bottom Line CEO Sarah…
The Thrill of Great Service
“Welcome, Sarah…it’s great to see you again.” Wow!!! I had been to this spin gym only five or so times in the past two years,...
The Dishwasher Meditation
Some chores I hate—vacuuming is loud…laundry is tedious…and scrubbing toilets…well, you know. But I love unloading the dishwasher. Before you dismiss me…or tell me how...
Doers, Talkers and Those Who Don’t Even Try
My son-in-law accused me of being an “over-doer” the other night when I was talking about preparing for houseguests. I was just being me—cooking a...
Give Love…Get Love…Be Happy
Some days, I feel like I’m living in a weird survivalistic video game where the participants are so fearful of not having their own needs...
My Journey Into Cooking
Are you a food artist? Throw a little of this and a little of that together in a pot or skillet, and it comes out...
The Many Ways to Say “I Love You”
In 1984, Stevie Wonder touched the hearts of the world with his award winning song “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” Hearing the...
The Topic You Can’t Discuss At The Holiday Dinner Table
The only things worth talking about are the things you can’t talk about…so said my Dad many, many times in my life, generally when he...