by aliciayoung | Mar 28, 2013 | Communication, Community, LIfe, Relationships
In a coffee shop today, I discreetly observed an elderly man with his two granddaughters, young teens who had just finished a sports game. My heart broke for him as he tried to engage them, smiling as he talked proudly about one girl’s great kick, or recounting...
by aliciayoung | Mar 20, 2013 | Humor, LIfe, Relationships
“The lying, cheating husband sale”. A Canadian woman made headlines recently when she offloaded her husband’s possessions “while he is gone… with his floozie.” She placed an ad trumpeting the event, and offered, at no additional cost, for patrons to see her cheating...
by aliciayoung | Mar 13, 2013 | Communication, Humor
Making a wedding toast. Presenting at work. Persuading a jury you really are an upstanding citizen (despite those drunken videos online). Public speaking is a fabulous life skill, and it needn’t be a daunting one to acquire. Whether we speak to agitate, educate...
by aliciayoung | Mar 6, 2013 | Communication, Humor, LIfe, Relationships
I’ve just shrugged off a bout of laryngitis— and despite a red-raw throat, there were unexpected perks. First: not being able to talk at my usual 90mph. At the hairdressers’, our dynamic changed. We normally chat nonstop about life, movies, and the headlines—in...
by aliciayoung | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been pondering the gift of Girlfriends and the roles they play in our lives. When I look back on how we met, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that long-lasting bonds form at pivotal moments in life—from first grade, to first jobs,...
by aliciayoung | Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dear Pope Benedict: I wish you well, and I urge you to make your retirement count for something. Why not announce you are stepping down as a healing gesture for the river of victims abused by pedophile priests? The Catholic Church – and as its leader, you...
by aliciayoung | Feb 6, 2013 | Body, Career, Humor, LIfe, Mind, Spirit
… and by wallet I mean purse. And by purse I mean bag. And by bag, I mean the leather monstrosity (big enough to move into) that fell on my head while spring-cleaning. In it, I found a stack of old ID cards. As I spread them out, they evoked my journey so far. A...
by aliciayoung | Jan 30, 2013 | LIfe, Mind, Spirit
I mean really dream, conjuring an image of something or someone that you wish to be part of your life? An image so vivid that you can see, hear and feel it? I’m inspired by athletes, artists and others who say they pictured their “moment” over and...
by aliciayoung | Jan 23, 2013 | Body, Humor, Identity, LIfe, Relationships
Some people share their name with rock stars, world leaders or Nobel Laureates. Not me. I call it The Case of the Curious Stats (as in statistics). Like most sites, this website allows us to monitor general data—which countries are represented, which pages are most...
by aliciayoung | Jan 16, 2013 | Communication, Community, LIfe, Relationships, Spirit
If you’ve ever experienced a little charity fatigue, I feel for you. I live in an activist neighborhood, where most days a Savvy Girl can’t take three steps without being pressed for a signature, a membership, a donation, or occasionally, a kidney. You want to...
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