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April 27, 2013

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Tresa Eyres and her friendship with Reverend Lloyd Eucker

Reverend Lloyd Eucker was, by all accounts, an astounding man who knew, among other things, how to wait his turn for the friendship of a child too shy to say hello. Love Letters Live Co-founder Tresa Eyres was that little girl who averted her gaze at every offer of a handshake. Reverend Eucker was not [...]

 

April 19, 2013

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James Sokol bringing Broadway to Marin County

James Sokol, of the Marin JCC and founder of Exploring Opera with James Sokol and, hence, leader of fabulous trips to hear opera and Broadway musicals, had very clever parents. His bedtime stories were the plots of classical operas, perfect short stories with endless adventure and visual excitement. So, it is no surprise that he [...]

 

April 5, 2013

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Dan Field’s timeless love letter to Roger Ebert

Some time ago Dan Field, a wonderful, emotionally generous man of many talents (and, yes, a dear friend I’ve known since he was a teen age friend of both my daughters) wrote a love letter to Roger Ebert. Dan had heard Roger was ill and wanted to let him know his personal history with this [...]

 

November 8, 2012

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The compelling unpeeling of the incredible Jerry Gillies onion

Jerry Gillies, best selling author of Money Love, has a resumé that has to be true because no one would think of making it up. One career or persona has smoothly morphed into the next and he is hardly done. He has plans that include his 150th birthday party with, if, alas, not current friends, [...]

 

January 22, 2012

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Learning to laugh with help from Allen Klein

When times get tough and you feel like crying, learning to laugh may save the day and you. Permission to laugh once again from Allen Klein the San Francisco Jollytollogist, whose very aura is permission to laugh in the midst of crisis and loss of any kind without disrespecting or diminishing the reality of the [...]

 

January 12, 2012

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Reverend Sonya Milton

Reverend Sonya Milton talks about becoming the minister of the SF Unity Church and her desire for her congregants to know how magnificent they are. An unusual career for a Jewish woman? Not for this one who brings all her warmth and love to her work. Click here to listen to Sonya tell her story. Her [...]

 

January 5, 2012

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Meredith May returns

Meredith May, who last talked about keeping bees, is back at my request to talk about how bees actually accomplish their tasks and to explain the difference between bees and wasps (important for your own safety to know this). While we have no real reason to fear those famously busy bees, we need to be [...]

 

December 15, 2011

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Juan Carlos Arauz

JuanCarlos Arauz, who founded a nonprofit to assist immigrant families, writes a love letter of thanks to his wife. Click here to listen to tell his story with a powerful intelligence and devotion to the teens with whom he works.

 

December 9, 2011

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Meredith May

Meredith, journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, talks about how she learned the exceptional and sacred art of bee-keeping from her grandfather, what it means to her today and how she has brought this legacy to downtown San Francisco. click here to listen to a story geared for those who love bees as well as for [...]

 

November 29, 2011

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David Friedman

David Friedman, Broadway composer, conductor, musician, motivational speaker and author lives a sensational life. He talks about his personal journey from fear to victory as well as the intriguing realizations that guided him and became the basis for his book The Thought Exchange, Overcoming Our Resistance to Living a Sensational Life. Click here to listen [...]