Category Archives: People are Good

Love Thy Neighbor with Italian Pastry

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Today is about getting back to hyper-local love. As I came back from the bus stop yesterday afternoon, I saw a crinkly white bag on top of my mailbox. Oh Jeez, I thought, did someone leave something nasty as a “quit being … Continue reading →

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First Response: Reach Out and Touch Someone

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

From an apartment on Elizabeth Street, just south of Houston, I tried to contact my friend Eileen after the second plane hit the World Trade Center. I remember leaving a message on her cell phone hoping she was okay and … Continue reading →

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Call to Action for Gun Violence Prevention: Not Fade Away

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Thursday morning, as I sat on the 6:15 AM train from Newark to D.C., I wondered what the heck I was doing. Why would I spend money and time and ditch work and family just to bear witness to a … Continue reading →

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Being a Helper: Reminder from Mr. Rogers

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Sometimes I need a reminder that there is all sorts of Good out there. Sometimes I need a reminder that we – me, you, us, them, everybody – are capable of being that Good out there. Really Good. Not the … Continue reading →

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Catch February’s Art Exhibit at the Montclair Public Library

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Libraries would be divine even if all they did was house books for posterity. But then they also let us take those books (and DVDs and audio books) home, use them for FREE, and then bring them back so we … Continue reading →

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Still Time to Be a Reader Recruiter for World Book Night

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

I love giving books to people. They are a go-to for birthday gifts, a way to share something you learned with someone else (hand-written notes and all), companions in good times and bad, escapes from the humdrum or hustle of … Continue reading →

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Resolved: Less is More

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

New Year’s Resolutions have never lasted too long for me, but that’s human nature in many ways, I think. I hope. I try, I really do. I try to shriek less at the kids. I try to clean the bathroom … Continue reading →

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“Stop Sending Us Things.” ~ A grateful but overwhelmed Newtown Board of Education member

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

I get it. Those of us with empathy and sadness and a desire to help, give things. We write checks to the Red Cross, we send care packages, we sign petitions, we write our representatives, and we cut out snowflakes. … Continue reading →

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Glad I Saw It: I Pledge…

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

I saw this on the Kids for Peace Facebook Page, and while I’d need to add “to try” in the middle of many of these, it’s something to strive for as the days go on. We need more of this … Continue reading →

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My night with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: I laughed, I gasped, I had deep thoughts.

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

When I went to my first concert ever at the Worcester Centrum (Duran Duran, if you must know), it never occurred to me that I might be disappointed by the performance. I was 14, and I had not yet been … Continue reading →

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