Teach a man to fish…
Last night, on the drive home, we asked 4-year-olds Mos and Amaal a question that’s been debated for centuries: “Is it better to give a man a fish, or to teach him to fish?” Their answers? Delightfully surprising. Amaal (without hesitation): “You should just give him the fish because he may be hungry.” – Immediate […]
Gratitude in the midst of metal rods, infusions and cataracts…
The past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind for my health. Cataract surgery in both eyes (a common gift from years of Dexamethasone). Breaking my leg in March and having an 18-inch rod placed to hold it in place. A bone scan in June revealing lesions throughout my body, leading to a […]
A Humbling Experience!
I am a Type A personality – competitive, an overachiever, ambitious, impatient. Anything that slows me down or keeps me from getting things done irks me. Waiting in long lines, rambling meetings with no purpose, cumbersome processes — these are things that drive me nuts. Over the past few years, as I have grappled with […]
Lessons Learned – Happy 2016!
There is a wonderful anticipation about the start of a new year. It is a time of beginnings and of heralding the future with a sense of hope and confidence. There is a sense of newness, of resolutions and reinvention. The new year holds wonder and promise. But before we jump headfirst into the new […]