5 Reasons to be Kind In thinking about the 9/11 anniversary this week, I thought that – instead of thinking about the sadness of it all – I would focus on positive inspiration and of course on Silver Linings. Last week, I learned about a really neat 21-Day Kindness Challenge that begins on – yes, you guessed… Continue reading 5 Reasons to Be Kind
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The Silver Lining A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer
Today is a HUMONGOUS, Silver Lining day on The Silver Pen! I am thrilled – over the moon, actually – to announce the upcoming publication of the book that so many of you encouraged me to write: The Silver Lining: An Insightful Guide to the Realities of Breast Cancer. It will be published by Simon & Schuster… Continue reading The Silver Lining A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer
Friday’s Fixin’s: Buffalo Cauliflower
Friday’s Fixin’s: Buffalo Cauliflower This week’s recipe could be my new FAVORITE recipe. Oh dear heavens. Since trying it, I’ve made it no less than 5 times. I’m telling you it is A-MA-ZING! Truth be told, however, when Chef Maili suggested it, I wasn’t so keen on the idea. It just sounded a little –… Continue reading Friday’s Fixin’s: Buffalo Cauliflower
Wardrobe Must Have: The J.Crew Minnie Pant
J.Crew Minnie Pant I’ve written about one of my favorite clothing lines, J.Crew many times over the past couple of years. Last week, when talking with girlfriends, I found myself raving (yet again) about the J.Crew Minnie pant. Pants are always – at least for me – so hard to get just right. After working… Continue reading Wardrobe Must Have: The J.Crew Minnie Pant
Llama Pet Therapy
LLama Pet Therapy. As a nurse-turned-patient, I know firsthand how important pet (a/k/a fur) therapy is. I’ve written about my own source of fur therapy in the form of my beloved Buzz. Here’s the thing: pet therapy is the real deal. There are all kinds of different types of animals who serve as pet therapists.… Continue reading Llama Pet Therapy
Cancer Survivors in Focus at the CDC
Cancer Survivors in Focus at the CDC If you are anywhere near Atlanta, I highly recommend a visit to the David J. Sencer CDC Museum to see the CDC exhibit: Cancer Survivors in Focus. Wowowowowow. It’s an incredibly inspiring and powerful exhibit that is goose bump inducing. According to the CDC website, CANCER: Survivors in Focus—a… Continue reading Cancer Survivors in Focus at the CDC
A Life Changing Speech
A Life Changing Speech Recently, I came across the truly extraordinary commencement speech given by David Foster Wallace. It was such a great Silver Lining end to this incredibly busy summer, one that has been full of groceries and checkout lanes (the reference will make sense when you watch the video). David Foster Wallace begins the speech… Continue reading A Life Changing Speech
Nyad Swim
Nyad Swim Did you hear the A-MA-ZING news that Diana Nyad successfully – valiantly! – swam 110 miles (110, folks!) from Cuba to the United States? Yep. She did it 53 hours after setting off from Cuba. She was the first person ever to do this without the benefit of a shark cage (this distance has… Continue reading Nyad Swim
Karen Rice’s Silver Linings
“An Awakening” When I was diagnosed with Breast cancer a few years back, I reacted like most who receive a cancer diagnosis; first thing came to mind was a “death sentence”. However, I found out later that it was truly “an awakening” for me; even after being diagnosed with colon cancer a few years later. I… Continue reading Karen Rice’s Silver Linings
Happy Labor Day!
Happy Labor Day! Can you believe that it is actually Labor Day? Heaven knows that I can’t! I have to admit (this seems to be the week of admissions – but what the hay!), that I didn’t know the what’s or why’s of Labor Day. So, I went to History.com for some answers to find some… Continue reading Happy Labor Day!