"I had always known that life was not appetite and acquisition. In my earnest, angry, good-girl way I pursued 'meaning.'" —Vivian Gornick, "Approaching Eye Level" . . . xx ... Read More
On Self-Respect: Joan Didion’s 1961 Essay From the Pages of Vogue
"Although to be driven back upon oneself is an uneasy affair at best, rather like trying to cross a border with borrowed credentials, it seems to me now the one condition necessary to the beginnings of real self-respect. Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most ... Read More
On the Monday To-Do List: Building a Community of Love
"I have learned how to love myself by how I treat myself, how I talk to myself, and by building a community of love around me. They say self-esteem comes from esteemable acts. You cannot feel your way into a new feeling, but you can act your way into one. ACTION and BEHAVIOR. I have days that I'm at ... Read More