Even the longest life can be a waste if it's not brought to its full potential. Even the shortest life is rich and fulfilled if it's lived well.
We were dining with friends when a question took me totally by surprise. "Where are you going to be buried?" Buried? I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Are we really old enough to be thinking about where in the earth we want to be buried?
Life is far too short to waste. Enjoy your life to the fullest. Don't wait for some arbitrary time in the future to do these things -- start now.
There is something to be said for not unwittingly losing the "warmth and conviviality" in our lives as we grow in our financial prosperity.
You need immense strength to be your own person, and forge your way against the onrushing crowd. And you can use that inner strength to change -- and to get your sneakers dirty.
For years I've been privileged to be included at Marty Edelston's monthly extravagant dinner parties at the Four Seasons. I've interviewed him at leng...
If you could have a job you loved that didn't pay well, or one you didn't that paid great -- that is, If you could choose one or the other -- money or happiness -- which one would it be?
Here are my latest Secrets of Adulthood. Although these items may not seem particularly profound, each one was a revelation when I finally figured it out.
Inner peace was a far off concept when I weighed 350 pounds. Now that I have been of normal weight for a decade I can say that inner healing was the major reason for maintaining wieght loss.
There is enough information floating out there and plenty of well-researched studies to convince us that we better start taking responsibility for our own individual wellness.
The truth is that we all know life is not always lovely, it is by no means perfect, and it certainly isn't days of peace and pleasure. Life is messy and at times totally unlovely.
I thought it would be interesting to ask people whose life's work or creative pastimes require them to be very in tune with their bodies, to share their process and personal stories on this topic.
My goal for this new year is to be the most authentic version of myself that I can be. I've asked someone I greatly admire to step in and give us her take on this topic, and her name is Alie McManus.
I do believe in knowing what you value most and using that as a rudder to guide your life. So here are some rules for living, exactly as I wrote them two years ago.
The last two years have been soul-searching times. Throw in the recession and the holidays, and that's a lot of pressure. But there's one thing I've learned in my attempts at self-preservation: it's crucial to seek out inspiration.
I never wanted for lack of anything in Greece. The daily repetition of meals suited me just fine. The food was as local, fresh and simple as one could ask for.
