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Foster Kindness, Identify Solutions and Spread Joy in 2022 Dec. 24, 2021
On New Year's Eve, when I was a kid, at the stroke of midnight we would run outside and bang pots an... Read More
The Hope That Lies Beyond the Fireplace Dec. 23, 2021
By practically every measure, 2021 has turned out to be the worst since the turn of the millennium. ... Read More
There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays Dec. 22, 2021
Dear Readers: As 2021 comes to a close and we look to the start of a new year, it's the perfect time... Read More
Happy (Jewish) New Year Sep. 18, 2021
COVID? Last year, we thought it might be the last year. This year, we know better. In Los Angeles, w... Read More
Forward to the Beginning Mar. 14, 2021
No, it's not an alternative title for the Michael J. Fox classic sci-fi adventure; "forward to the b... Read More
Finding a New Way to Look at the New Year Jan. 08, 2021
This is not a piece about New Year's resolutions. It seems too raw and unpredictable a moment for th... Read More
Our Hopes for a Post-COVID 2021 Jan. 04, 2021
Even in hindsight, the year we thought would never end still seems like the longest in memory. But r... Read More
Leo Moon Optimism Jan. 01, 2021
The first day of 2021 begins with the fiery optimism of a Leo moon. It really does seem as though th... Read More
A Small Piece That Might Fit a 2021 Wellness Journey Jan. 01, 2021
Congratulations. Susanna Schrobsdorff, an editor at large for Time magazine, recently noted that, as... Read More
The Upside-Down Year Jan. 01, 2021
A year ago, people were gathering by the tens of thousands for New Year's Eve parties, football game... Read More
How to Successfully Stick to Your New Year's Resolution -- Yes, Really! Dec. 31, 2020
More than half of Americans, reportedly, make New Year's resolutions. And 88% of those resolutions e... Read More
Office Pool 2021 Dec. 31, 2020
1) One year from now, the president of the United States will be a. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. b. Kamala H... Read More
Social Security Update for 2021 Dec. 30, 2020
It has been my custom for most of the past 23 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Full Moon Bookends Dec. 27, 2020
The Cancer full moon shone at the year's start, and shines again at the end, the glowing lunar booke... Read More
Odds and Ends as 2021 (Thankfully) Arrives Dec. 26, 2020
My friend Mark Russell, the wonderful American humorist, had an ironclad prediction: The results of ... Read More
It Can't Get Any Worse Than 2020. Here's a 2021 Political Wish List. Dec. 25, 2020
At long last, 2020 is about to end. This year, one unlike any other in my lifetime, was uniquely ter... Read More
A Time to Reflect on Health, Wealth and Happiness Dec. 17, 2020
It is often said that health is wealth, and at no time in our lives has this proven more true than d... Read More
Removing the Excuses Dec. 11, 2020
Sometimes it's the smallest things that can help us reach our goals. Take breakfast, for example, if... Read More
Year of the Rat Jan. 25, 2020
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, in which the start of each month are marked according ... Read More
The Big Closet Cleanout Jan. 21, 2020
Now that the holiday decorations are all put away (hopefully), it's the perfect time to let go of al... Read More
