How the Three Words are Doing in February
I know, everyone is talking about the Giants winning the Super Bowl, but aside from Madonna’s dismal half-time show (what was she trying to prove, exactly?) I didn’t watch it. So I have nothing to contribute on that front, other than congratulations and sympathies respectively to Giants and Patriots fans.
Last month, we were all in the throes of setting New Year’s resolutions (ok, some of us were). I didn’t set any resolutions (I stopped doing this a while back) but I did talk about my three words for 2012.
About a month later, I thought I’d share how I think those three words are working for me, and what helps me:
1. Attention
On Youth, Age, and Community Service
This past Thursday, I happened to be driving in the afternoon. As I typically do when I’m driving, I tuned into NPR. “Tell Me More” was on, and I caught part of the conversation on President Obama’s proposal to regulate home health care workers.
This is not a political post, nor is it one on home health care. One of the guests was a lady by the name of Nicole Lee, who hired a home care worker for her father after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
What particularly fascinated me was when Ms. Lee, when talking about her father who passed away at the age of 71, referred to him as a “young man.” She talked about how he was very active, and needed someone who could keep up with him.
And I thought, “That’s incredible, to refer to someone in their 70s as ‘young.’ ”
A Letter to My Younger Self
A few months ago, I came across Nancy Davis‘ Letter to my Younger Self. It was very touching, and I promised her I would write such a post myself.
Seeing as how my birthday is approaching (Sunday!), this is it.
Dear 18-year-old Shonali,
Right now, you’re wondering if your life is over, now that you’re almost out of your teens. As your 40-something self, I can tell you that it’s not… in fact, in terms of experience, you haven’t even been born yet. So listen up.
