by Lynette | Dec 17, 2013
As the days grow shorter and darker, I find myself mentally withdrawing into a kind of warm, personal cave – a cozy one filled with minute lights and small comforts, in which I experience a minimum of demands on me.Over the years, I have come to realize that the Dark...
by Lynette | Dec 10, 2013
Personal note Last night I traveled through the first snowstorm of the season to give my new talk, “The Roadmap to Cherish,” to a group of divorcing women. Apprehensive and fearful about the process through which they are going, they nevertheless were thoughtful and...
by Lynette | Nov 19, 2013
Personal note In the last week, the air has been filled with swirling irregular shapes in orange, red, and yellow fluttering against a blue-gray sky. The wind whips these falling leaves into patterns that resemble small horizontal tornadoes, scudding across the...
by Lynette | Dec 27, 2011
Personal note Sometime shortly after Thanksgiving, my brain seems to go on vacation. All I can do is wander about, gazing at lights and humming music softly to myself. There may be wisdom percolating in that brain, but getting in touch with it seems to be very...
by Lynette | Nov 22, 2011
The holidays are a particular challenge for those of us who know we must be vigilant every day to maintain our health through good eating. (Actually, that’s pretty much everybody.) Here are some of the challenges, and how to meet them. The holiday party, with its...
