In a world where it’s easy to be down, I remind myself of all of the ways I am grateful. On this Sunday, I am thinking of all the ways that I am thankful. Being thankful allows me to avoid focusing on negatives and spiraling into negativity. Being human sometimes means that you are still learning, through experiencing your own emotions. Today, I am focusing on how grateful I am that my sons are a part of the Xavierian brotherhood, Xavier High School in Manhattan. I am cho

Sept 4, 2026 Words for thought. The doctor said I had 20,000 days to live. I savored each sunrise and sunset. I kept a log of each day, sweet and sour. I had 19,999 days to think of Matteo. All the ways in which he changed me. On day 19,999 I called Matteo and invited him to meet me at the top of the Empire State Building. He agreed, I couldn’t wait to do what I had been dreaming of all these days. Upon seeing him, I didn’t recognize him, but I remembered his eyes. I loo

At the end of every winter, I begin germinating seeds indoors. It is a time that excites me, all signs around me alert my body that spring is arriving. I put so much energy into growing the seeds, nurturing them, playing music for them, singing to them like my children. I speak loving words to them, infuse the air around them with words of affirmation. Each molecule of warm air that bounces off my lips, immediately visible, into the crisp winter air is infused with love, the

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We went to listen to and watch live music today. It reminded me of the warmth of how society used to be. I watched men dance with women....