Can We Motivate the World With Happiness? (The one where I refuse to be sad all the time)

  Some recent memes, videos and Facebook posts have me thinking: Can we motivate the world to want to help us cure diabetes by making them smile and cheer rather than cry? Or to put it more simply: Can supporting hope be happy? This thought goes way back for me, actually to nearly the beginning of my involvement in the research/cure community. Lauren was only about seven and she’d been asked to participate in a JDRF Gala video shoot. It was a really fun day – warm and clear and we spent all day on the beautiful grounds of Wellesley … Continue reading Can We Motivate the World With Happiness? (The one where I refuse to be sad all the time)

Is there a symbol for what we need? (The one when I’m jealous of a pink and red equal sign)

Confession time: I’m jealous. I’m wickedly jealous of an adorable, powerful, perfect little symbol: the pink and red equal sign all over the place this week. Watching the way the pink and red equal sign took over Facebook, twitter and more this week was astounding and inspiring. I posted it early, and almost immediately friends messaged me asking what it was. When I explained it was support for equal rights in marriage, those friends then posted it. This was happening everywhere, and by last night, almost everyone on FB had that as a profile pic (which caused some FB messaging … Continue reading Is there a symbol for what we need? (The one when I’m jealous of a pink and red equal sign)

The power of taking “No” and making it work (advice during the week of the Children’s Congress letters)

It was mid-winter and we were waiting. And waiting. For the letter. My daughter had applied before for JDRF’s Children’s Congress and been rejected. Each time, I’d watched with joy as a few other children from our chapter went off … Continue reading The power of taking “No” and making it work (advice during the week of the Children’s Congress letters)

Quick hit: some great coverage for my Ride to Cure Effort

Thank you, Gatehouse Media! Today on their website I’m the lead story — and in print it’s a giant half page. Read it here. And if you are feeling in the giving mood today, click on the link I’ll provide after the story link and send a little something to my JDRF Ride to Cure effort. Here’s the story: http://www.wickedlocal.com/plymouth/features/x1120196755/MAKING-A-DIFFERENCE-Local-writer-will-bike-through-Death-Valley-to-raise-money-for-diabetes-research#axzz1uHYxyLz2 And here’s a link to donate to me. Remember, ANY amount is celebrated in a crazy, awesome way.   http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Ride/JDRFNationalRides?px=1267496&pg=personal&fr_id=1763 Continue reading Quick hit: some great coverage for my Ride to Cure Effort