Love Note from Meg

Be Soft 2/26/24

Be Soft 2/26/24 What is the musical term for softness, that which follows a brass-blaring-drum-pounding crescendo?  I think it might be diminuendo*.  What a lovely word, how it rolls off your tongue ... try saying it aloud.  Diminuendo.  Ahhhh sounds like it could be a new bubble bath from Chanel.   It also subtly harkens of good things yet to come.    We are far from done here, it gently whispers.  But let's go softly for a step.  READ MORE

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Be Bold 2/19/24

Be Bold 2/19/24 In December of 2022, I was sitting around the fire before dinner with a glass of wine, my husband, and a good friend who was visiting us.  She (my friend, not the wine) said, "I'm going to Rome next month.  You ought to come with us."  I thought, "oh, there's no way I could possibly go to Rome next month".  And then 

"But what if I said yes?"   In fact, I did.   The trip wasn't a super luxe trip, and January is  a wonderful time to travel to Europe because no one else thinks so.   (It rained a lot and we even saw snowflakes, which is virtually unheard of in Rome.)  And it became one of my favorite trips ever.    READ MORE

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Out of the Blues 212/24

Out of the Blues 212/24 In last week's note, I shared that I was feeling a case of the blues.  So many of you, dear readers, reached back to me with a tender word.    How do I thank you?   It was like a tall drink of water.  I was talking with a friend about the beautiful outpouring from both friends and friends-whom-I-have-not-yet-met, and she posited that perhaps there is something empowering about dropping the facade.  My friend likened it to Truman Capote's swans - all that energy expended in creating the perfect visage, whereas inner strength can most be found in seeing and owning one's true self, imperfections and all.   READ MORE

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