My Aunt Sonia was going to get her car washed and someone told her that there was rain in the forecast. Without missing a beat, Aunt Sonia said,” Well it’s going to rain on a clean car.” She was well known for having the courage of her convictions on matters great and small, including getting […]
advice, car wash, positivity
One of my favorite pieces of writing is the Sonia Sanchez haiku… “Let me wear the day Well so when it reaches you You will enjoy it.” It’s always been powerful to me and I think there are two reasons why. The first is the idea that we have control over the day. We can […]
advice, haiku, wear the day, writing piece
In the neighborhood where I grew up, there was a fork in the road, and whether you went to the left or to the right, you would eventually wind up on our street. Even though both roads eventually went to the same place, people who always went to the left had very specific reasons they […]
advice, life's road, travel
When I was in high school, I worked at a sub shop. One day, there was a little kid at the counter who was covering and uncovering his ears. If you’ve ever done that in a noisy environment, you know it changes your perception of the sound around you. A few people were looking at […]
advice, Confidence, self confidence, sub shop
My grandmother once told me,” If you are wanted a lot, go a little. If you’re wanted a little, don’t go at all.” It was her ways of helping me avoid wearing out my welcome, but it also brings up how much life can be lived at the level of acceptance and rejection. Although you […]
acceptance, advice, grandmother
I was very fortunate to spend every summer of my childhood at a family vacation home in the beach town of Ventnor, New Jersey. Nothing ruins a beach day more than when it’s cloudy and overcast outside. When that would happen, we would walk outside with my father — who had been a lieutenant in […]
advice, optimistic