Ready To Reveal ALL!

November 9, 2009



We all have stories and secrets to tell. I finally sat down and put some into written words. The speaking part is easy as we go about our daily life, recounting our version of the story, complaining, whining, laughing, ridiculing and basically sharing the events of our lives with those near and dear.

To our oldest friends we give sordid and outrageous details that would make the new friends shudder with horror and embarrassment at our lack of inhibition in retelling a juicy tale. We save the shortened, purest version for them, the new friends, tilting the story, naturally, in a direction that would be bit more palatable.

Occasionally, we share with that random stranger, though I am suspicious of coincidence, who sat next to us at a Starbucks while on vacation in an acknowledged hot spot like Aspen or Park City, sipping a café misto, (in my case as their coffee is a bit strong for me) as they can certainly relate!?

Then we may find ourselves at that little quaint café just below the Spanish Steps in Rome. The delectable almond biscotti, which does not go unnoticed, is served to accompany that incredibly rich cappuccino made with whole milk, mind you, while we remain riveted, engrossed in the life story of the stranger that is there sharing their tale with us.

The salesperson at a favored boutique is also a prime candidate for exchanging secrets as they ring up a tank top with the pink rhinestone insignia that is so out of character in our, “I only wear black", lives.

The point here is that we all have stories and secrets to tell. We choose who we first tell them to and then they travel on without us and often without our knowledge! Our personal stories may have actually traveled the globe and been recounted to us at a later date with a glimmer of familiarity, a vague similarity to something that reminded you of your own experience!
Therefore, ultimately, if you are going to share your story and you would like it to be told accurately, you may as well tell the whole wide world. So here it is, my story …..

But where to start with so much to recount? There are tales that have sustained and entertained my personal audience: friends, family, colleagues, frenemies and lovers, with the exception of my boyfriend of 5 years who does not speak English and lives in Rome! Yes, that is another story. There are comical stories and sex stories, psychic, spiritual and ski bum stories. There are European escapades such as Who Will be Your One Collect CALL From the Police Station in Sardegna When Your Charming Date Turns Out To Be A Fugitive. I have fine art fiascos, relationship revelations and dating disaster stories like How to Lose a Mate in One Car Ride To The French Countryside. Then there are the love stories. The list goes on. But I must begin with a sad story because....

Any story that I had worth telling, and there are many I can assure you, took an immediate backseat to this event.


My sister died last year and she has been beside me from that moment.







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