Leaning on the Press
Remember your high school newspaper? I attended different schools and worked on their papers. Two featured typical well-meaning articles that sounded like the excessively toady book reports I wrote in … Continue reading
Painting Your Own Horizon
In the film ALL IS TRUE (directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh), William Shakespeare (yes, THAT William Shakespeare) didn’t realize how intensely he pressured his son Hamnet to be like … Continue reading
A Lamp in the Dark
When children’s books that were scary or painfully honest first appeared on the market, protective parents kept them away from their precious young ones. After all, they reasoned, we have … Continue reading
Judged by Skills and Talent Alone
The premise of the NBC-TV reality hit THE VOICE is the worthiness of the contestants to be included in the competition is determined solely on the quality of their singing. … Continue reading
A Little Respect
Whenever I use the word respect, I hear Aretha Franklin singing: “All I’m askin’ is for a little respect…” Because I’ve been drawn to performance of one kind or another … Continue reading
My Shelter Dogs Are My Heroes
As the silver bells ring, do you yearn for something pure and honest in your life, something that is precisely what it seems to be? I do. I look around … Continue reading
Get That Mud Off My Integrity! The Incorruptible Light Within
Incorruptibility, that’s one of the words used to define integrity. As a child, I was impressed by biographies of Americans who seemed to have integrity. Of course, biographies written for … Continue reading
I’m Sorry—My Mistake
Have you noticed that no one wants to take responsibility for mistakes or even for simply not knowing everything? Recently, my husband spent four hours on the telephone with an … Continue reading
Sharing
Sharing isn’t easy—even in the holiday season. When we’re young, sharing may be mandatory. If Mom says, “Share nicely!” it isn’t a request. The sharing we do when we are … Continue reading
“You can do it!”
Have you ever felt starved for encouragement–hungry for even a solitary kind word to gnaw on? How important is encouragement? Recently, I watched the documentary CASTING BY (by Tom Donahue), … Continue reading →