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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Mar 1
- 4 min
"Life Will Break You": Everyday Magic, Day 1094
Within weeks of my terrifying eye cancer diagnosis in 2019, my friend Harriet brought me this hand-set-type print of my favorite quote...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 3, 2014
- 2 min
When Things Fall Apart: Everyday Magic, Day 795
One of my favorite books, Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart, names this week. Two of our three young adult children lost their jobs,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Mar 17, 2013
- 3 min
Vacation Fighting, Getting Lose & Getting Found: Everyday Magic, Day 684
“That’s not the way we roll,” Ken replied, making me laugh so hard I cried as I high-fived him. Vacation fighting, one of my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Feb 24, 2013
- 3 min
Homing In: Everyday Magic, Day 680
The world of travel farce is narrow and treacherous. What wouldn’t shake me much in ordinary life level me here. My burrowing animal...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Sep 15, 2011
- 4 min
If These Jobs Could Talk: Everyday Magic, Day 412
Late at night instead of counting sheep, I counted jobs, wondering what story and history they would tell for me, and by extension, you...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 8, 2011
- 3 min
Life Is Going To Get Us: On Close Calls & Gratitude: Everyday Magic, Day 361
In the past few days, I’ve heard from two friends who lost close friends, another diagnosed with cancer, several facing financial despair...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jun 17, 2011
- 2 min
The Horror & Humor of Family Vacations: Everyday Magic, Day 352
On top of a mountain with Forest and Natalie When I mention to my friend Denise that we’re going on another family vacation, she...