"It's deep down in the earth, not on its surface, that we find diamonds and oil. Ergo, it's when we are in the deepest darkness that we find enlightenment." #susankorwin Anxiety and Depression usually go hand in hand, and living with both can be torture. Let's start with...
I am a huge believer in serendipity. According to Dictionary.com, the word "serendipity" means "the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way". Whatever name you would call it...
"The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness"...
"The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones"...
I was cleaning up some papers in my office and came upon a handmade birthday card that my mom and dad gave me a few years before they both passed away. I took a photo of the back of the card for the purposes of...
Have you ever experienced unexpected moments when someone or something, without effort or intention,changed your day? Allow me to share with you what I experienced, which defines the word "ironic". This post may be a little lengthy, but I had to write about this. The...
We all have heard the expression "birds of a feather flock together". Basically, you will notice that people who spend a lot of time with each other usually adapt the same characteristics, mannerisms and positive as well as negative traits. I always say that you...
I just got finished watching a documentary on the composer Stephen Sondheim, and one of the things he talked about was an incident with his mother which propelled me to write this status. On her way to surgery, she handed him a note that read,...
"Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart." -- Unknown Here we are again, another Holiday season beginning...
Today is the anniversary of the death of John Lennon. I remember that day vividly, and it felt like a family member had died. I met him a few times since he lived next door to my brother on 72nd Street. He really was, without a...