Wow. I’m watching the Michael Jackson memorial and am blown away by the rawness and realness of Brooke Shields’ eulogy. She has great stories to tell (she and Michael once had to sneak out of Elizabeth Taylor’s bedroom while she slept); beautiful things to say (“seeing him smile made it feel like everything was going to…

If you love Mary Oliver (she wrote the beloved poem “Wild Geese” among many others), you will want to see this lovely piece about her in the Times. It’s a travel article about the Provincetown, Mass landscape that the Pultizer Prize-winning poet has trod and loved and writen about for decades. There’s also a lovely slideshow that goes with it–photos of…

Whether it’s releasing a relationship, a goal, a dream, or even our health, needing to let go of something is a universal human experience.  Most writing on the subject starts with a statement like that–suggesting that acknowledging the need to let go is the first and maybe most important step. But once we commit to…

  I bought my first pair of Tom’s Shoes this weekend and I luff them! For every pair of shoes you buy from the three-year old company, they give one away to kids in need, somewhere in the world. The shoes themselves are simple slip-ons that come in an increasing array of colors and fabrics.…

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