The other day, someone asked me what I'd been doing all morning. "Finishing my article for Psychology Today," I said, with no humility whatsoever. I was feeling Super Good about myself, like the way you feel when you've just finished writing an article for Psychology Today and someone asks you what you've been doing and you get to say it out loud.
This column was adapted from a Unity of Chattanooga talk.
Twenty years ago in the town of Whitwell, Tennessee, a thought-revolution was underway.
While these activities might not speak to you, perhaps you'll be moved to step outside your own comfort zone.
It's a long story how Theo, my little cocker spaniel, lost his right eye the day after Thanksgiving. By the time we realized something was wrong, he had already managed to scratch both eyes, most likely by rooting beneath some newly planted trees in his yard.
I recently returned home from a five-day trip to Amsterdam with my husband.
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I am a member of an online writing community, many of whose other members are published in places like The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic, as well as famously hard-to-break-into magazines like Oprah and Real Simple, to name just a few.
For some people, the heart of luxury lies in their surroundings - in beautiful homes, fine cars, exquisite meals or travel to exotic locales.
I am working on a new book, tentatively called "Dinners With Friends," about memorable meals in my past.
