Share I’m still not comfortable with being called brave while my daughter was in the hospital with her brain tumor. Now I’m not saying that to spark a flurry of aggrandizing comments. Ick. No, I’m being perfectly serious. Being the strong one in the hospital, spending every night at her bedside, forcing her to swallow [...]
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Yet More Evidence That People Are Awesome.
Share What I have experienced in the last 15 days since my daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor has proven yet again how blessed I am to be friends with the most generous, smart, caring, and supportive people on this planet. Thank you to Allison, Ori, Ken, Carla, Sarah, Alison, Scott, and Dave for [...]
My Many Affairs, Far From Home
Share It’s true, I do have an apartment in San Francisco. My first grown-up private space where I make all the decisions, full of white walls and serenity and only those things with which I have fallen in love. But that is not the only place where my soul is at peace. Where I explore [...]
Finding Ecstasy in Ordinary Life
Share I stood before the ocean, a few minutes after sunset. Not-for-the-beach leather boots sinking in the sand, wearing an inadequate jacket for the windy 45 degrees Fahrenheit evening. Shivering. Texting. Weeping. Wondering what the nearby bonfire partygoers think of me, as I stand there alone, in the dark. Everything was wrong. I was wrong. [...]
I'm Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, a writer, teacher, and coach.