The Acne of Defeat by Alison Lebovitz They say with age comes a clearer understanding of the world around you. This may be true, but at this point I would settle for a clearer complexion of the skin around me. As a teenager I never had more than the occasional pimple, so I just don’t [...]

by Alison Lebovitz Why is it so easy for us to make mistakes and yet so difficult for us to render apologies?  And I’m not talking about the lackadaisical, loose-lipped, less-than-legitimate kind of apology that most people give while basically saying it in passing – “Oh…sorry.” Or the adamant, angry, accusatory apology that comes in [...]

Playing it forward by Alison Lebovitz After my siblings and I were all married, my mother spent the next few years longing for those phone calls that would convey those four little words she and my father were dying to hear – “We’re having a baby!” And now that my parents have nine grandchildren under [...]

Ad nauseam by Alison Lebovitz When I was a kid, I absolutely loved television commercials. Those catchy jingles and infectious phrases were all part of my childhood vernacular. I wished I were an Oscar Meyer Wiener, I took the Pepsi Challenge and then had a Coke and a smile, I knew how to order two [...]

Confessions of a party pooper All professionals have that one season of the year they tend to dread—a time when things seems especially busy and life is just a bit more complicated. For accountants, it’s tax season. For retailers, it’s the holiday season. And for moms, it’s the birthday season. And right now, I am [...]