Resilient Wednesday Weekly Memo

Although, there have been many times I’ve been wrong, this Resilient Wednesday is not about me. In last Sunday’s New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristoff acknowledged a mistake he made in vilifying President Bush during his term in office.  He shared that it was a tough column for a liberal to write in recognizing that […]

It’s a busy time for religions. It is holy week for Christians, Passover for Jews and Ramadan for Muslims. Each holiday has a special meaning for its followers, the resurrection of Christ for Christians, the exodus from Egypt and the journey to freedom for Jews, and the revelation of the first verses of the Quran

My physical therapist lifted my arm and told me to “relax.” I started to chuckle, and when he asked what was so funny, I told him about the time I broke my wrist playing football. I was quarterbacking our sandlot team, and as I threw a pass across the field, I was tackled and fell

My physical therapist lifted my arm and told me to “relax.” I started to chuckle, and when he asked what was so funny, I told him about the time I broke my wrist playing football. I was quarterbacking our sandlot team, and as I threw a pass across the field, I was tackled and fell

“Bueller…Bueller…” When Ferris Bueller’s economics teacher, Ben Stein, asked whether he was in class, we already knew that Ferris was faking a sick day so that he and his buddies could have an epic day of exploring Chicago on Von Steuben Day. And epic it was. I loved when his friend, Cameron, sat staring at

This past weekend, I was honored when one of my teachers and dear friends, Cynthia Winton-Henry, shared her latest newsletter from “The Hidden Monastery.” Cynthia reflected on the importance of International Women’s Day. She noted that the world does not need an International Men’s Day, but she would like to see a day that recognizes:

I had a full day on Monday and was giving serious thought to canceling going to my workout class that morning. I’m glad I didn’t. I’ve been taking this Essentrics class for about six months. It fits the “flexibility” category, which is one of the five areas of strength I like to do every week.

Rethinking the Traumatizing Workplace A number of letters to the New York Times Work Friend Advice Column understandably focus on how difficult the workplace can be for many people. Over the past year, however, people began reporting that their workplace is traumatizing.  Recently, one person reported being meaningfully bothered by her new boss’ desire that

The CDC released a report on their survey of 17,000 teenagers. There was some good news and some not-good news. Most surprisingly, it came with no recommendations for parents, so let’s share some here. Good News: Bad News The element of this report that bothers me is not the absolute number of young people having

The first time I did the Loving Kindness Meditation, I thought it was hokey. A bit like sending hopes and prayers out into the universe. The Metta meditation asks that we begin to share benevolent thoughts for others and ourselves. Taking a few minutes to quiet ourselves with some breathing and mindfulness, we consider some