by Lauren Brownstein | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Each year, I try to pick a word as my focus for the year. It’s part wish, part aspiration, part dream (as Cinderella sang, “A dream is a wish your heart makes…”). What was my word for 2020, the craziest, most unpredictable, most rollercoaster-y...
by Lauren Brownstein | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
A couple of months ago, on my first day out on my new roller skates – skates I had spent six weeks searching for, and that I had to order from another country because good quad skates were so scarce – I fell. I fell right on my butt and my right hand. Go...
by Lauren Brownstein | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I write this post during the week of Thanksgiving 2020, I have one simple, but powerful, suggestion for you: Just Say Thank You. Take time this week to reach out to every colleague, every employee, every volunteer (or, if you work in a large organization, as many...
by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
There isn’t enough yarn and fabric in the world to get me through this pandemic. I just finished yet another craft project – the crocheted rag rug in the photo above. This is in addition to the crocheted wall hanging (also pictured above), the crocheted...
by Lauren Brownstein | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
As you can see from the photo attached to this blog post, I currently have 1,534 emails in my inbox. By the time I finish writing this post, I’m sure the number will be bigger. I have finally made the decision to just leave them there. I’m not going to...
by Lauren Brownstein | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I reflect on the past year and prepare for the new one, I like to choose a word for the year. Last year, I declared that my word for 2019 would be ABUNDANCE. I said: Abundant health. Abundant love and friendship. Abundant wealth and financial security. Abundant...
