by Jackie | Animal Instinct, Around NYC, Friday Five
1. You scratch my back, I scratch yours. Sometimes you just find yourself in the right place at the right time. Take last weekend. David Sedaris was in Brooklyn to kick off his 20-city US book tour for Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls. (Yes, that’s the...
by Jackie | Around NYC, Friday Five, The Subway Chronicles
1. Shake your groove thing. This week I was invited to a performance of the legendary Alvin Ailey Dance Company at the Apollo Theater. I don’t know much (okay, anything) about professional dance. In fact, when I was a kid, my mom signed me up for tap dance...
by Jackie | Around NYC, Friday Five, Living Deliberately
1. Can I get a witness? Last Thursday, I had the honor and privilege of being a witness at very special nuptials. Many of you know Kathy from Reinventing the Event Horizon and her partner Sara. Kathy had emailed to let me know that prior to their big move to Cuenca,...
by Jackie | Friday Five, Living Deliberately, Writing Life
1. Daring Greatly. In a previous post, I shared Brene Brown’s fantastic TED talk: The power of vulnerability. Talk about eye-opener! (If you haven’t seen the TED talk, check it out below. It’s time well-spent!) What has me singing Dr. Brown’s...
by Jackie | Around NYC, Friday Five
I hope you all had as much fun as I did with the Where in the World Am I? contest. Thanks for posting your guesses! I was so excited to see where you thought I was, and now I’ve added a few destinations to my bucket list! By the end of the week, many of you had...
