Fearlessness and Foolishness

August 14th, 2008

I’ve been thinking about why I admire my friend Anna Forbes so much. I think it’s because she doesn’t worry about making a fool of herself.  She doesn’t let the fear of foolishness limit her. Therefore she lives a very large life.  She doesn’t make any more blunders than those of us who tread carefully. And any embarrassing moments are quickly forgotten. Anna models fearlessness magnificently. I want to be like her.

Long Time Friends

August 13th, 2008

My heart is full.  My best friend from high school surprised me and came to hear my concert last night. She and her husband were vacationing nearby.  It was such a pleasure to reconnect. I’d always wanted them to meet Michael but I’d never make him go to a reunion. This was perfect and everyone got along.

I admire this woman, Anna Forbes. She’s the deputy director of the Global Campaign for Microbicides and she works tirelessly to prevent HIV/AIDS around the world. I’m so glad to know her and to reconnect.

Testing My Forgiveness

August 7th, 2008

I’m on the receiving end of some predatory practices from Bank of America. Apparently they weren’t making enough money off of me so they tripled my APR because my payment was 2 days late.

I am fortunate that I have some options. Through some finagling I can close my account and never do business with them again. But I got a taste of the despair I’d feel if I were not able to tell them to shove it.

Shame on you decision makers at BoA. You don’t need to do business this way.