Gratitude In Action
The below post originally appeared on Barney Davey’s Art Marketing News blog entitled “Mindfulness & Gratitude.” If you aren’t familiar with his work, it’s well worth a visit to his site for a long list of wonderful tips. Enjoy! […]
Belonging
My most vivid memory of New York is flying into the city late at night after our family had moved away. I must have been eight… maybe nine years old, and I remember so clearly flying over and into the […]
Difficult Conversations
Sometimes it’s hard to talk about the world to our children. As the horrors around the world—Beirut, Paris, Baghdad, and more—evolved last week, the news was everywhere. The front page of our Sunday paper had large headlines, which my daughter […]
Morning Madness
Lately the articles I’ve been consuming are filled with “starting your day” tips that successful/happy/fulfilled/professional people do to be more successful/happy/fulfilled/professional. I dream of being one of those people who start every day with intention, possibly a moment of […]
November 2015 Tasks
Somehow it is already November. Allegedly. I’m still a bit suspicious. Nevertheless, I’m going to use my extra hour of saved daylight time to finish a few more pieces of Halloween candy and ponder gratitude in the context of […]
Fluid Borders
On Saturday, I chaired a panel discussion on Fluid Borders in Business, Art & Design at SECAC (the Southeast Conference of Arts Colleges) in Pittsburgh. What follows is a transcript of my remarks, and a brief summary of two panelists’ […]
Yes, It’s a Bat Witch
My daughter is going to be a Bat Witch this Halloween. I’m going to be her candy-carrier. Once upon a time, I had more input into her costume choice (and mine, frankly). She was an adorable lobster when […]
Friends of Friends
Lately we’ve been spending a lot of time with friends and friends-of-friends. How lucky we are to be surrounded by such an incredible community of professionals, artists, and professional artists. In the spirit of our friendly conversations lately, we thought […]
October 2015 Tasks
It is not often that I am totally surprised. But it happened last week while I was leading a workshop on Mindful Money Matters at Juilliard. One student gave an answer to a discussion question that was completely brilliant and […]
The Dangers of Public Accountability
I love public accountability. I love being held accountable for my goals; I love the peer pressure that comes with declaration of a goal, rather than simply a personal accountability. I love big goals (really big ones). NASA declared […]
