This is a class I am offering in Beverly Hills. Please pass this along to any who might be interested. Much thanks, Len (Click on the image to enlarge)
Month: August 2013
A Few of My Favorite Things
I am struggling to write tonight so instead I have made a list of some of my favorite things and places. Sometimes 20 minutes a day is a lot… My favorite television shows are: 1) CBS Sunday Morning 2) Newsroom 3) True Blood – not so much this year, but in the past 4) Project…
Beauty, Girls and a New Measure?
A friend today wrote that her mother described her as handsome when she was growing up. This made it difficult for her to ever see herself as pretty and, in fact, she became skeptical of those who described her with that word, wondering if they didn’t perhaps have an ulterior motive. I am guessing that…
“Real” Beauty: The Truth
This morning a friend of mine sent a 3-minute YouTube video that was entitled, “Dove Real Beauty Sketches.” At the beginning of the video, we see a large loft space where there is a chair next to a curtain. A group of women have agreed to participate in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, but…
Grandbabies, Music and Fun
I have just returned from seeing my sweet grandbaby, Luna, along with her mother and dad, plus my daughter, Liz, her boyfriend, Ron, and my husband, Ray. We went down to Heritage Park in Pasadena to the Levitt Pavillion there and had a picnic on the grass while we listened to the bluegrass and folk…
College Essays – A Chance to Grow
I started my day with a student who came to work on his college essays. He is an impressive young man with a 2290 (out of 2400) on his SATs so his options are great. He is applying to several Ivy League schools – including Harvard – and has much work to be done since…
Stuck in Late Afternoon Traffic
We are now in Santa Monica making our way east with a lot of other people. It is 6:44 pm and we are creeping down Santa Monica Blvd. at what seems like an inch an hour. The only upside to this drive is that I don’t have to do this everyday. The orange grove in…
Off to Ojai and the Meteor Shower
We are heading out to Ojai to escape the city lights and enjoy the meteor shower from the dark recesses of our orange grove. The skies are crystal clear and the temperature is mild. It should be a lovely night to savor the stars and the howls of coyotes. Our dogs are with us, snuggled…
“Healing” Writing
Well, I still haven’t done my paperwork – no muse visited this afternoon – but I have written my little heart out this evening and I’m happy about that. I have just concluded my “Writing as a Way of Healing” class and I spent this evening doing some healing writing of my own. While I…
That Elusive Paperwork Muse
I am looking at a pile of papers in stacks on the table around me. This is unusual because I tend to keep my workspace tidy –too much clutter usually makes me jittery – but I am forcing myself to take note of this paperwork that demands my attention. I have bills to pay, calls…
20 Minutes a Day 