Tag Archives: joy

A Man Who’s Just Right

From the back seat, my 5-year-old son, Jack, said: “Mommy, why don’t you have a boyfriend?” Freshly divorced and unsure how to answer, I asked why he asked. Jack replied, “Because you’re really nice. You should be with someone nice.” … Continue reading

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Find Time NOT to work

This is a new but critical habit: I go to Central Park for a 30-­minute walk every day. I put it in my calendar, and our executive assistant knows not to schedule over it. While I’m on the walk, I … Continue reading

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Advice from a (Broken) Fortune Cookie

What bits, if any, should we preserve Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know … Continue reading

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Happiness

Happiness is an inside job. It’s all about how you choose to view life. In difficult times, we still have to find the joy. And laughing is so extraordinarily healthy for the mind and body. It changes our cells; it … Continue reading

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Diversity: Embrace Joy

On a recent evening, my wife and I heard what sounded like live mariachi music a few houses away. We were drawn to the uplifting Latin beat, so we followed the sound to a family gathering down the block in … Continue reading

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