May 3, 2016
Play, Novelty, Desire
Movies and television don’t help. Repeatedly, we are shown that novelty and intimacy are mutually exclusive principles, that you can have one, or the other, but not both...
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Essays, stories, and updates from Corie Adjmi.
April 26, 2016
Mindfulness and Good Health
Recently, I came home to find my 23 year-old son sitting in our backyard with his eyes closed, legs crossed— meditating...
April 19, 2016
Repressed Memories
As a writer, I’m a memory archeologist. I spend a lot of time reflecting on all those old wounds and painful disappointments. Of course, I remember the good stuff too...
April 12, 2016
Gossip: Currency, Connection or Cruelty?
But in tight-knit communities, even Jewish ones, and in the world at-large, gossip is currency. It makes people feel powerful...
April 5, 2016
Why You Need to Decide and Commit
Well, trying to do those things turns out to be equivalent to not doing them at all. It’s an excuse. Fortunately, as of four weeks ago, after attending a Tony Robbins workshop, I made a change.
March 29, 2016
Breathe. And Then Breathe Again.
We need oxygen to live.Through breath we take in oxygen.Oxygen is distributed via blood to the trillions of cells in our bodies.Oxygenation of cells is absolutely necessary to maintain health...
March 22, 2016
Conquer Resistance
I feel it every day before I sit down to write. Or attempt to sit down to write because often resistance wins. And Resistance doesn’t only attack writers...
March 15, 2016
How to Overcome Fear, One Firewalk Step at a Time
I knew there was a firewalk; and yes, a firewalk is what you think it is—a walk on fire, barefooted, on coals over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit...
March 8, 2016
Food: How One Family Evolved
Today, my kids tease me because there was a time I professed pecan pie was healthy due to all the nuts...
March 1, 2016
What I Wouldn't Do For Good Skin
Did my skin look good, and so she assumed one thing, or did it look bad, and she assumed the other?...
February 23, 2016
Luck and Marriage
Unexpectedly, under a canopy of snow covered trees, a bride and groom, and their photographer, appeared. Being a romantic, I was enchanted. What magic! The scene was entirely perfect—so much hope, love, joy...
February 16, 2016
Love and Marriage: How to Make it Better
I know someone who realized she needed to get a divorce when she confided in her husband that she was having trouble with one of her best friends, and he didn’t respond...