As a parent, I cannot imagine a deeper sorrow than losing a child. It is unfathomable that almost five months since the loss of life in Aurora, CO, our nation is mourning a mass killing spree horror again. I speak of the school shooting 30 miles north of my home, in Newtown CT, which is…
[For those who may have missed the news that I was the invited guest blogger on Katie Couric's new ABC talk show yesterday, below is a reposting of the blog that appears on KatieCouric.com. The follow-up post to the show yesterday will appear later this week. A special shout out to the incredible women at...
Please, don’t let this feeling end It’s everything I am Everything I want to be I can see what’s mine now Finding out what’s true Since I found you Looking through the eyes of love I did it. I finally sang for Marvin Hamlisch. He wasn’t there in person but I know he heard every…
Like every Mother’s Day that has gone before, I anticipated lovely handmade gifts and touching cards. What I did not expect was the intimate conversation with my daughter that would once again remind me that the greatest gift of all a Mother can get is the opportunity to show up and be wholly present for…
It’s the darndest thing . . . at times of great joy and expectation the Universe bestows upon us opportunities for growth and advancement when we least expect it. That is true for me right now. In honor of my mother I am announcing the launch of my Diva Mama Aromatherapy Synergy Spray line. I’m…
Happy Birthday my sweet, smart, handsome son. Exactly nine years ago I gave birth to you and the experience gave new definition to the word miracle. The day your child is born is the day that will change your life forever. And no matter how many children you have, any mother will tell you, each…
Seeing the world for what it truly is means sometimes you see things you love and sometimes you see things you would rather ignore. Most of the time I try to close my eyes to, or at least hold a dispassionate curiosity for the “low-vibe” stuff like the fact that 100M kids got turned on…
Forget 2012 doomsday predictions, what my neighborhood went through this past weekend falls under its own category of apocalyptic scenarios. Instead of Halloween preparation revelry, a massive, unexpected and eerily unseasonal winter blizzard descended upon my area like a scene out of a Stephen King novel. The suddenly bleak and wintry skies deposited so…
Whether discussing astrology or aspirin, celestial bodies or our slightly overweight ones, women can connect over anything and at this weekend’s New Life Expo in NYC, there was plenty for me and my favorite spiritual females to gab about. As a new vendor, I was clearly deserving my “new lifer” label. Caught in a swirling…
SORROW has many faces. Sorrow doesn’t discriminate, nor does it tread lightly. When we speak of sorrow, like a universal code, we know it means trouble; a death, an illness, the loss of a job, betrayal. Sometimes it’s personal; the loss of self esteem, the onset of depression. Other times it’s global; think Steve Jobs…