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The Whisper

  If you realize what the real problem is – losing yourself – you realize that this itself is the ultimate trial. -Joseph Campbell I can say, from personal experience, that the worst I’ve ever felt in my life was when I felt lost. And I don’t mean the good kind of lost—that feeling ofContinue reading “The Whisper”

Posted byMusingsAugust 28, 2018Posted inLife CoachingLeave a comment on The Whisper

Nostalgia

Nostalgia is a luxury. -Zadie Smith, Swing Time I was a young and idealistic graduate student of Russian literature when I met my future husband in St. Petersburg. For our first date, we went to two museums—the Yusupov Palace and the Hermitage—and as we wandered through ornate rooms and past priceless treasures, I asked himContinue reading “Nostalgia”

Posted byMusingsAugust 22, 2018Posted inLife CoachingLeave a comment on Nostalgia

Keep on Keeping on

  But man is not made for defeat…A man can be destroyed but not defeated. -Ernest Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea Hemingway’s Santiago is one of my favorite literary heroes. Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, who has failed to catch anything for 84 days straight. But,Continue reading “Keep on Keeping on”

Posted byMusingsAugust 15, 2018Posted inLife CoachingLeave a comment on Keep on Keeping on

Beauty in the world

We need more lovin’ We need more money, they say Change is gonna come Like the weather They say forever They say When they’re in between Notice the blue skies Notice the butterflies Notice me Stop and smell the flowers… There’s so much beauty in the world Always beauty in the world… -Macy Gray, BeautyContinue reading “Beauty in the world”

Posted byMusingsAugust 7, 2018Posted inLife CoachingLeave a comment on Beauty in the world

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