A Wedding Shower

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A Silver Tea Set Stands Ready Two gleaming, freshly polished silver tea sets sit in my house right now, waiting in anticipation of my niece’s bridal shower this Sunday.  Originally, the sets belonged to my grandmothers and each set is as different as the woman who owned them.  They now belong to my Mom and she… Read more »

An Online Chatting Momento

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Courtesy of Good Magazine You’re online and you decide you want to chat.  It’s a normal, casual thing that lots of people regularly do.  It saves time and money and you don’t think too much about what you’re saying to the other person except that you keep it brief.  Blah, blah, blah…..blah, blah, blah. Yet is online chatting… Read more »

And the Winner Is…Amy Poehler

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Tina Fey (left) and Amy Poehler (right) Comedian Amy Poehler broke new ground last night at the Emmys ceremony and I hope you saw it! I loved watching as the nominees for lead actress in a comedy series were read.  Amy’s name was first and she immediately jumped out of her chair, ran to the stage and… Read more »

It’s a Dot Com!

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YEAH!! I finally figured it out! Cry, Laugh, Heal is now a dot com! I am so happy to announce that my Baby Blog has matured and become an Adult Dot Com! To my wonderful, fantastic readers who give me great feedback and support, I thank you so much!!!!!!!! Now you can type in http://www.crylaughheal.com/ and you will… Read more »

Stress-O-Rama

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Courtesy of Ben & Jerry’s A million things are jumbling around in my brain today and I am trying to follow my own advice about being what a good friend of mine calls “a little stressy”: Breathe Eat Well Exercise Get Sleep Rest Take it step-by-step Break the work into 10 minute increments Breathe Righttttttttttt…..What… Read more »

Michelle Williams Now

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Actress Michelle Williams is finding a place to heal. By setting her own pace and allowing herself to feel the pain and imbalance of grieving, Williams says she has found new strength, new energy and hope as she takes on the complex role of Marilyn Monroe.  In a new interview with Vogue magazine, Williams talks about… Read more »

Ted Olson On Loss & Love

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There is no single path on the road to healing and resilience. Different people take different steps, drawing on their own strengths and what works best for them. Here is one person’s chosen path….Perhaps you can draw strength from Ted Olson’s grief experience. Ted Olson on loss and love  in the decade since 9/11 By… Read more »

9/11 — Ten Years Later

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Photo by Newsday     Sadness…Awe…Gratitude…Grief.  All woven together, this is what I feel about 9/11, ten years later. Sadness and grief for the lives lost that awful day but gratitude and awe for the extraordinary memorial now in place at Ground Zero and the heroic efforts of fellow Americans who made it possible for survivors to talk about… Read more »

Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Grand Central Station, New York City Here is a short clip of award-winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter eloquently telling the story that inspired her to write a new song titled, “Grand Central Station,” a song remembering another group of quiet heros from 9/11: the hundreds of people who diligently and passionately worked to clean-up… Read more »