Sometimes Life Give Us Painful Joy

This post contains affiliate links. Painful Joy, published in April 2022 and available on Amazon, represents five years of intensive research in the U.S., Poland, Sweden, Israel and Germany, by author Max Friedman, as he seeks to unearth and understand the real life stories of his parents, Sam and Frieda, two poor Polish Jews. InContinue reading “Sometimes Life Give Us Painful Joy”

Let It Be!

This post contains affiliate links. “Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.” ~ Paul McCartney/John Lennon “Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” ~ Hermann Hesse “What is the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what IContinue reading “Let It Be!”

I Guess I Shouldn’t Be Surprised

This post contains affiliate links. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Here it is the end of another year and as always it’s been a year of ups and downs. As I get older the downs are not quite so tragic, but I am grateful that the ups are just as wonderful as they wereContinue reading “I Guess I Shouldn’t Be Surprised”

The Story of … Immigrants and True Crime

This post contains affiliate links. I am a first generation daughter of Polish/Russian parents.  I have recently published my first book which is a Historical Fiction novel.   I originally graduated from Fisher College in Boston with a degree in Laboratory Science.  After marrying and having three children,  I went back to school and haveContinue reading “The Story of … Immigrants and True Crime”

A Hodgepodge of Thoughts

This post contains affiliate links. I don’t know about you, but I feel the rhythms of the seasons and the energy of each one and December seems like the perfect time to reflect on what has gone before and celebrate what is coming in the New Year. I recently got a ten hour compilation videoContinue reading “A Hodgepodge of Thoughts”