I recently lost my mojo. Not to worry – I got it back. It was a feeling of blankness. More than a feeling, I was in a fog. A fog of confusion, sadness, and worry. What is mojo? How did I know I lost it? Where does it come from? How does it come back? How […]
The Power of Yes
May 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
Yes. A powerful positive word. The most positive word. Yet everyone talks about hope. They think about hope. They pray for hope. What a powerful word hope is. Think about its dominance as the unifying and urgent supplication in President Obama’s pursuit of his American dream. What if we take it to its reasonable next […]
Captured
April 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Who would have thought that the one word we all urgently wanted to hear was captured? Today it is our favorite word. Exemplifying triumph over evil. Signifying justice. And emanating calm. After chaos, finally captured. That it was gloriously, triumphantly tweeted by the Boston Police Department made our hearts swell: CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. […]
Born To Run
March 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
A weak verb? All we can say is, read these lyrics: BORN TO RUN ■ Bruce Springsteen Born to Careen? Born to Dart? Born to Jog?!?!? Case closed. Image Source: Keyboard Smash Writers Lyrics Source: Bruce Springsteen official website
Silence
December 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“There are no words.” Isn’t that what people say after a tragedy? Here we are at holiday time. A time of festivity and remembrance, introspection and gratitude. Yet, at this holiday time, when we still hold hope for peace and joy, we also consider a tragedy befallen a community. And we are all a little […]
Grateful
November 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What do we think of when we think of the word grateful? “Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don’t care, Saw my baby down by the river, knew she’d have to come up soon for air. Sweet blossom come on, under the willow, we can have high times if you’ll abide, We […]
Dream
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“I have a dream … .” These are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous words, and the first words of a memorable speech. We are reminded of them today on this day, his day, a day that celebrates his legacy. “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons […]
Zeitgeist
January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It is the spirit and attitude of a particular time. It represents the cultural, spiritual, or political climate. You could say that it is the spirit of the age, the sign of the times. People that influence it have their finger on the pulse. It captures the definitive feeling in a nutshell and it is […]
Trajectory
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As one year closes and a new one begins, the word on my mind is trajectory. The choices we make or those unequivocally made for us dictate the trajectory of our lives. Don’t they? I wonder. The “experts” tell us: think toward the future, don’t dwell on the past. Well, it’s just not that easy. […]
Wow
December 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We learned Steve Jobs’s very last words from his sister Mona Simpson, in her eulogy published in the New York Times. “Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them. Steve’s final words were: OH […]
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