A simple act of kindness goes a long way and so does using your knowledge and education to help others understand what the definition of “love” truly means. A lot has happened in one year. We have a new president, new international worries, a new kind of political energy throughout th...
What will we stand for? What will our children and our children’s children remember us for? Let’s have the courage to risk being right and that we will be known for striving to getting things right. Let’s lay claim to love as the public ethic of our times. We are living an acutely l...
Love is so powerful, the most powerful form of emotion you can possibly feel. When it is bounced back from person to person, the energy of that feeling is indescribable. So, when you have that special bond with someone in your life, whether it is a family member, best friend, mentor or lover, ...
What we should all agree on is that depression is not talked about enough. Each of us is going to handle moments of heartache in our own particular way, but what needs to be understood is that one way is not better than the other. I have been sharing my life with all of you on the MariaSh...
Dementia has made it harder to read the words on the page, and to remember this afternoon what I did this morning, and even the names of old friends, but I can’t let it stop me from living. Paula Wolfert is one of the most influential chefs of our time. While she may not be a hou...
One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those who we have been close to for decades. Whatever language we use to describe healthy relationships, when we’re in them, we feel nourished by them, in body as ...
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I share my experience because perhaps, like me, asking for help and receiving it isn’t your forte. Yet, I know I’ve never accomplished anything without it. As I sat and watched the news come out of London last night, I experienced a range of emotions. I felt shocked. I felt angry. I f...
