Category Archives: Musings

Can’t We All Just…NOT Get Along? For Like a Minute?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by devonberkshire

As the buzz of my Hawaiian New Year honeymoon completely subsides, and all the blog posts that were percolating in my head at the end of 2012 float back into my consciousness, I also begin to catch up on my … Continue reading →

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A Chronicle of New York Disasters

Posted on November 25, 2012 by devonberkshire

My apologies for the serious lateness of this post, but we’ve had a heck of a month. And by ‘we’ I mean not just me, but New York, and you know…the country. Since I last wrote in, we’ve had an … Continue reading →

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American Humans

Posted on August 11, 2012 by devonberkshire

I write this one from Dallas-Fort Worth airport, where I am stuck after a four-day long business trip. After several delays my flight was cancelled and I was booked on another one leaving four hours later. Leaving me with nothing … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle: 35 Before 35

Posted on July 31, 2012 by devonberkshire

Friends, I’ve neglected my dear blog for about three solid weeks—a near record since starting it—but with a good reason, and its name is marriage. My nuptials were about a week and a half ago today, and amazingly, it feels … Continue reading →

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Imagine This, Imagine That

Posted on March 25, 2012 by devonberkshire

I’ve been thinking a lot about imagination and creativity in recent months. (This is mostly due to my work with The Artist’s Way, which I’ve been diligently plowing through since the first of January, as part of my 35 Before … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Love and Poetry

Posted on February 29, 2012 by devonberkshire

There are two parallel themes running through my week. I keep coming back to two words: Shakespeare and love. (No, not Shakespeare IN Love starring Gwyneth and the awesome butler from “Downton Abbey.” Yes, he’s in it.) The two words … Continue reading →

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Whitney, Demi and the Famous Aging Female

Posted on February 16, 2012 by devonberkshire

With the death of Whitney Houston and the apparent downward spiral of Demi Moore competing with each other for the most gossip rag headlines this month, I’m compelled to throw a couple of pennies into the pile. As a former … Continue reading →

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Two Things Happened

Posted on January 30, 2012 by devonberkshire

Two things happened on my 34th birthday, which was last week. The first thing was that a blog that I’ve recently become familiar with, called The Current Conscience, published a piece on fear and judgment which piqued my interest because … Continue reading →

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Resolution #2: Be a Courageous Wallflower

Posted on January 5, 2012 by devonberkshire

A year ago Tuesday, the Times published an article on the science of courage. And roughly half a year ago, I posted about The Upside of Fear, referencing one of the women in this article who is biologically incapable of … Continue reading →

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Resolution #1: From Judgment to Grace

Posted on December 27, 2011 by devonberkshire

I am not a religious person. I do have a spiritual side, and sometimes even envy for the faithful who are in good with JC, but church has never been my thing. Once upon a time my mother signed us … Continue reading →

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