I am a fine artist with a growing business. My work has been shown in galleries and art fairs everywhere from my native Germany to internationally. Although I have an upcoming exhibition in China, I am always eager to expand. So recently, I went to...
While visiting family in Oregon, I wanted to pick up a few fly tying supplies before heading home to New Jersey. Ariel and I jumped into our rental car and went to Northwest Fly Fishing Outfitters in Portland. As we stepped in the door of...
It was a blustery early spring day and I still had a few minutes to kill before my haircut. Sitting on a stool in a tiny corner at Starbucks on 57th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City, I nursed my cappuccino and idly...
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou It was early 2023 and my first networking event in years. I went to support a friend, and also...
One Monday morning I was feeling a bit out of sorts but I went to my exercise appointment with my Pilates coach anyway. My neck hurt and so did my shoulders. They had been hurting the night before, they were hurting all morning and particularly...
The heading for this blog may bring to mind a fight you are having with someone in your life. But we’ve come to realize that all fights begin with the one we are having with ourselves. Around this time of year, news and the newsfeed on...
Baby wanted to jump up on the office counter. Unable to see what was above, she leapt anyway. In a nimble move, she adjusted mid-air to avoid collision with an item resting up top. Baby didn’t complain, nor did she congratulate herself. She simply strolled down to the end...
Sometimes I awaken during the night with a bit of congestion, the need to pee, or with an ache or pain. When this happens, I generally get up and have a bit of cough syrup, head to the bathroom or have a cup of tea...
Shortly before the car accident that our friends were in that could potentially have ended several lives, one passenger in back seat had the passing thought, "I wish I was in the driver's seat," but he didn't pay attention to his intuition. Another back seat...
Have you ever considered that if you are having difficulty relaxing it may be connected to, well, being connected? On a recent trip we left our iPhones on “Airplane” mode because we were traveling to an area with no phone connectivity and no internet. This allowed...