Sunday, June 18, 2017

How Can I Develop a Life that Feels Worthy as a Single Person?

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My friend is recently single.  She has a school-age child.  She asked me this: “How can I develop a life that feels worthy, that doesn...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Who Would You Like to Talk to and What About?

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I found this question and answer pasted into my journal from March 21, 1991.  I was playing "Postcard Challenge." The game involv...
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Are Self-Help Books Self-Helpful?

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Thinking of reading a self-help book? Will it ease your back pain? Will it make you thinner? Will it help you find true love? Will it ...
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Friday, December 25, 2015

How Do You Feel About Those Christmas Letters?

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I have never sent a seasonal summary of family life.  I received my first one when I was 23.  Receiving an impersonal letter, rather than...
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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Can You Make a Difference, Part 2

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When I was teaching in a jail school, people were always asking,  "Can you make a differenc e ?"  Mos t teachers know change doe...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

King Lear, Part 3: Our Present Business is General Woe

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I sat on the edge of my seat, leaning towards the stage, eyes wet, and watched the final scene of King Lear.  Here are some thoughts arising...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

King Lear, Part 2: Does Anyone Here Know Me?

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Last summer, in a binge of live theatre, I saw  Man of La Mancha  and then King Lear immediately after.  I began a piece called "King ...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

Whither Shakespeare? Part XI: King Lear or What's Love Got to Do with It?

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King Lear is about a self-absorbed senior citizen who wants to retire.  He wants others, particularly his daughters, to love him as much as ...