Resilient Wednesday Weekly Memo

After last week’s Resilient Wednesday, I got several requests asking for accountability for my mistakes.  My brother, Chuck, asked me to send him a list of my indiscretions, if I could keep it under ten pages. An impossible task. I can, however, share my latest error in judgment. Almost three weeks ago, I had surgery […]

Although, there have been many times I’ve been wrong, this Resilient Wednesday is not about me. In last Sunday’s New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristoff acknowledged a mistake he made in vilifying President Bush during his term in office.  He shared that it was a tough column for a liberal to write in recognizing that

Although, there have been many times I’ve been wrong, this Resilient Wednesday is not about me. In last Sunday’s New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristoff acknowledged a mistake he made in vilifying President Bush during his term in office.  He shared that it was a tough column for a liberal to write in recognizing that

It’s a busy time for religions. It is holy week for Christians, Passover for Jews and Ramadan for Muslims. Each holiday has a special meaning for its followers, the resurrection of Christ for Christians, the exodus from Egypt and the journey to freedom for Jews, and the revelation of the first verses of the Quran

My physical therapist lifted my arm and told me to “relax.” I started to chuckle, and when he asked what was so funny, I told him about the time I broke my wrist playing football. I was quarterbacking our sandlot team, and as I threw a pass across the field, I was tackled and fell

My physical therapist lifted my arm and told me to “relax.” I started to chuckle, and when he asked what was so funny, I told him about the time I broke my wrist playing football. I was quarterbacking our sandlot team, and as I threw a pass across the field, I was tackled and fell

“Bueller…Bueller…” When Ferris Bueller’s economics teacher, Ben Stein, asked whether he was in class, we already knew that Ferris was faking a sick day so that he and his buddies could have an epic day of exploring Chicago on Von Steuben Day. And epic it was. I loved when his friend, Cameron, sat staring at

This past weekend, I was honored when one of my teachers and dear friends, Cynthia Winton-Henry, shared her latest newsletter from “The Hidden Monastery.” Cynthia reflected on the importance of International Women’s Day. She noted that the world does not need an International Men’s Day, but she would like to see a day that recognizes:

I had a full day on Monday and was giving serious thought to canceling going to my workout class that morning. I’m glad I didn’t. I’ve been taking this Essentrics class for about six months. It fits the “flexibility” category, which is one of the five areas of strength I like to do every week.

Rethinking the Traumatizing Workplace A number of letters to the New York Times Work Friend Advice Column understandably focus on how difficult the workplace can be for many people. Over the past year, however, people began reporting that their workplace is traumatizing.  Recently, one person reported being meaningfully bothered by her new boss’ desire that