Tag Archives: joy

First Audience

I would hope that there’s a poem of mine that some child will read 200 years from now and say, “Oh, look at what she wrote 200 years ago.” But you can’t think like that, you just have to write … Continue reading

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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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