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One of the things I love more than anything (up there with wine and chocolate and music and friendship) is brilliant writing. Of course there is much brilliant writing to be read, from Shakespeare to Tolstoy, to Elizabeth Gilbert (personal … Continue reading →

I recently came upon this quote from a man called Osho and found it quite compelling: “The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it’s not. It is an existential truth: … Continue reading →

Love is a verb. I know it’s been said before, in poetry and song, but I would like to remind you that … love is a verb. Okay so maybe I’m lying. Because love is actually also a noun, I … Continue reading →

I recently had an epiphany. The epiphany that we all hope to experience. That lightening flash where life’s purpose suddenly became clear to me and I completely understood the Universe in all its complexity. I realized my purpose, I comprehended … Continue reading →

Have you ever noticed how most people spend far too much time making excuses instead of making amends? I’ve never been able to figure out why that is, especially when a simple and heartfelt apology would do the trick instantly … Continue reading →

Here it is, my birthday eve once again, and I thought I’d better check in. Then I thought maybe I’d just post the blog I wrote last year because it still rings true. All of it. And then I started … Continue reading →

C. P. Snow, the English Novelist and scientist, once wrote: “The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it.”  In my humble opinion, old C.P. was dead wrong. Abe Lincoln once said … Continue reading →