Weekly Adventures

One of my favorite TV characters, Bobby Axelrod from the show Billions, has a few recurring catchphrases. Perhaps my favorite is: “There’s always a choice.” Nowhere is this more apparent than in our political process, where I’m proud to say Vlad––since he’s still only th...

Naturally, it’s always nice to have something to celebrate. Reflecting this month’s theme of Embracing the Unknown, sometimes it’s even better when it’s something you hadn’t foreseen at all. In fact, my invitation arrived just a few hours after NYC’s mayor announced a ticker-tape parade for the ...

Vlad and I found the tarot card together on one of our afternoon walks.  Most people probably would have found it unsettling, even frightening, to stumble upon it. As an oracle card veteran––I’ve shared that I draw from many different decks every morning to guide my day––I knew th...

Oct Meditation HERE FREE Writer’s Summit HERE Book Club | Support this Newsletter HERE It’s funny how vividly it’s stayed with me, and not just because I saw it more than once. I’m speaking of Full Gallop, a one-woman show I saw decades ago starring Mary Louise Wi...

Join the Book Club & Premium HEREInfo about ways to work with me 1 on 1, is HEREOct Meditation HERE Fittingly, it happened at the Crossroads Cafe. You may remember that the turnaround point for Vlad and my daily evening walk is our favorite vintage store (he’s ...

When thinking about Contrast (this month’s theme, meditation HERE), I often recall this great quote from Jazz legend Thelonious Monk: “The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.” It’s all in the playing, of course, meaning it’s about the notes you play afterward that make things sound r...

I love this line from the poet Ellen Bass: “There are minutes, hours, sometimes even whole dayswhen the earth is spinning 1.6 million miles around the sunand nothing tragic happens to you.” I decided to confirm this fact––the distance part not the “nothing tragic” aspect––and it’s true. The earth ...

Although the theme this month is Contrast, I’m hoping (fingers crossed) this goes off without a hitch. You see, this is my first newsletter sent using the new Substack tech platform. As I said last week, none of this needs to affect you in any way. I’m committed to offering Vlad and...

Last week, I shared that Vlad’s best friend––and almost nightly playdate––Malibu moved away. I tried to brace myself for the sadness of his absence. No longer would a nightly “Malibu visit?” text arrive, followed by my leaving the door ajar, and Vlad eagerly waiting by it until Malibu pushed it open ...