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Letting It Rise
Learning to bake a good loaf of bread is not an easy thing, especially when you have a broken bread ... Read more
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Open Mind, Open Heart
If you would to live the life you imagine, you must start now. "Begin challenging your own ... Read more
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You Don’t Have That Kind of Time
“Oh my God, what if you wake up some day, and you're 65, or 75, and you never got your memoir or ... Read more
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Breaking the Surface
I think you should get to have your true authentic healed whole self and buns of steel, but ... Read more
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Is That All There Is?
How do you explain mortality to a kid who insists he wants to be cryogenically frozen—while he's ... Read more
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A Heart’s Breath
For my birthday this year, God gave me the gift of grace. If our lives are made up of a string of ... Read more
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Eye of the Reporter, Heart of the Novelist
I always wanted to write fiction . . . I only went into the newspaper business to pay the ... Read more
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Mala from Heaven
As the world crumbles, I string together beads of faith. If our lives are made up of a string of a ... Read more
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Sarah Lawrence Commencement Speech
I have seen your salvation; and it is you, staring back at yourself, your eyes windows to your heart ... Read more
Random Reflections—One Woman’s Personal Journey

What Do You Say to a Naked Man?
Today I received a letter from my ex-husband. It came as quite a surprise. It’s been over five years since I last heard from him, and he was the last person I ever expected to hear from again. Yet, there he was, baring all … Read more
“Whoever said revenge is sweet never tasted the yumminess of forgetaboutit.” —Karen Salmansohn

Poems on Life, Living, and Love
—Inspiration for the Spirit—
you will find a heart on every page. Let each
be a reminder to keep your heart open, embrace each new day and the people you know, and live life to the fullest . . . doing things always in the spirit of love.










































