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Pearl of the Day: A true social net is a good friend

Metaphysical poet and English Clergyman, George Herbert, has been quoted with this pearl “the best mirror is an old friend.”

There are some people you go through wars with. My law school friends fall square into this survivor category. Every life stage presents its own unique challenges and some people will be there for you at each or some or none of them.

Parenting presents its own set of challenges. Some days it feels like w… Continue

Pearl of the day: Peripheral vision required


My mother is a therapist and during her sessions she doles out a great pearl of wisdom, “When staring up at the stars be careful not to trip over your feet.”

It’s easy to be swept away by your dreams, especially the good ones. I often go off chasing the stars. When I was younger, I wished upon a star for a family, entertainment career and making a positive contribution to the world. Yet in order for my dreams to materialize there were… Continue

Pearl of the day: Pass down, re-purpose and pass on

*We gather our strength by learning from others.

*When my sister was asked to draw a picture of her family in elementary school she drew my mother in a prim and proper dress with a beautiful white string of pearls around her neck.

*My mom is not the quintessential 50’s mom, she is more the 60’s jeans and t-shirt mom, who has pearls but wears them on special occasions. Yet my mom always has incredible pearls of wisdom to… Continue