(well maybe not the very last thing), I think: yippee! It’s almost time for breakfast! And then it’s morning and almost time and then it is time and then it’s luxuriating and exclaiming and tasting and then… It’s over. Darn. Winnie the Pooh says that the moment before he sticks his hand in the honey […]
(it lasts for eight days), we gather together and do a seder that is touching and relevant and funny and sacred (and really, who could ask for anything more?). What I love about this particular seder is the questions that are asked … […]
this week about the genetics of satiety — what makes people feel full and that they’ve had enough food. It isn’t about willpower, writes the reporter. After writing about one particular gene that was studied, … […]
on Saturday to her beloved Neal Allen. What a beautiful ceremony. Her bridesmaids were grandmothers, her grandson Jax carried the rings, her son Sam read an ee cummings poem. Songs were sung. But mostly it was a reminder that love wins the day. Even when the two people getting married are in their 60’s. It’s […]
and just diagnosed with COPD. You never know when everything changes. I keep reminding myself that. He’s had a long life, a beautiful life, and still, when you reach the end, there’s a sense of “But how could the world go on without me?” Yesterday, when I talked to him, he said, “Your mother is […]
putting digital devices down many times in a day because I see what the constant attention to this insane stream of information is doing to us: fragmenting our attention, diminishing the quality of our relationships and distracting us from what really matters. What began as a convenience has hijacked the best of our attention and […]
learning, community. People from 15 countries joined the livestream, which was of course, one of the wonders of this technological age. But the best thing was to be together. The best thing was to see that it’s possible to shift the paradigm of food, weight and bodies from shame and deprivation to joy and power.
was inspired. She talked about how hard it is, how disciplined a person has to be — and of course, all the rejections and to keep going, keep trying. Not give up. I think both — the work it takes to be good at anything and the ability to keep going and not give up […]
I rarely talk about him, but when I do, it’s the Hostess Snoball story I tell, about his sweet heart and how he wanted to share everything with me, including his package of Snoballs (I was ten, he was seven). Me? I felt as if I never had enough to give away. (In fact, with […]
It was such an extraordinary time, not only because (as some of you who have read my books already know) my relationship with my mother has been the one in which I’ve been called to work out some of the most difficult feelings I’ve ever had and this time was different. This time, we were […]
the celebration of the paperback publication of This Messy Magnificent Life. I was in conversation with Janis Cooke Newman, who started by asking me to read The Blue Vest, which is probably my favorite piece from the book. It’s about aging and beauty, about wonder and what lasts. The questions were heartfelt and poignant. We […]
