Author Archive for Kelley

Death is sad - Kelley McCabe

My husband’s father, Clifford Senior, is dying… the nurse says in the next day or two. Just two weeks ago Cliff and I began a new life when he married me; this week we are saying good-bye to his dad… and I’m struck by the ongoing circle of life: “When one door closes another door opens…” Now we are sitting with Dad in his final days. He has simply a bed, a nightshirt, a blanket… and he is surrounded by pictures of the people who were meaningful in his life and, luckily, by his very loving wife, children, family members and friends.

I Caused the Financial Crisis - Kelley McCabe

It’s OK if you hate me… I still want you to know I am responsible for the financial crisis.

Me and a few others like me… but let me explain.

By way of background, I should tell you I have an MBA in Finance from NYU and I worked on Wall St. for 20 years. I’d like to blame all of this on Dick Fuld, but the truth is the financial crisis did not start “out there”. It did not start with the executives on Wall St. The financial crisis started with me. And with you. And with some false assumptions that many (if not most) people bought into.

There’s a lot less honesty going around than people are willing to admit to. — Kelley McCabe

And, in that one moment, I thought I understood the meaning of the word “freedom”. I didn’t have to let my previous upset impact my interaction with my son. It was a new moment, all its own, and I was completely free to experience it independently of any other moment (or set of moments).

The Meaning of Moments — Kelley McCabe

What I’ve thought about lately are the big moments I do remember. The moments that were unbelievably exciting and noteworthy at the time and now seem impossible… or worse: a waste of time.

Supermom Kelley McCabe

I can no longer protect them from the results of their folly, regardless of who is to blame. I cannot fix all their problems. It’s unlikely I will be able to do much to change their basic outlook on life. I have not been a perfect mother and we all must live with the consequences.

My Mindless Misery - Kelley McCabe

Why did he have to say he wouldn’t have “picked Kelley out of a lineup”? Has he seen some of the people in a lineup??

I Dreamed I Lived - Kelley McCabe

But, the truth is, I was always living my dream. The dream required me to be asleep. And so the many years have passed by and I remember them the way I remember a story I’ve read in a book . . .

Has Anyone Seen My Happiness? - Kelley McCabe

If only there was a chain I could attach and hang my happiness around my neck… like sunglasses. Then I would always know where to find it.