Introduction
The Beginning
It was happening. I had seen myself on television before, but not like this. I
had never been on a mainstream national television show until now. This was
special. This was big! This was the culmination of sixteen years of hard work,
of three years of waiting for a producer to get back to me, and an entire day of
filming. The results: one twelve-minute segment about my life and my work on CBS
Sunday Morning. It felt great! Definitely something to celebrate.
Instead of throwing a party, I felt awful, dishonest, like a fraud. I guess
that's why I began to cry as the music began, heralding the start of the
program. These tears were quite different from the tears I cried the day the
segment was filmed.
Throughout our many experiences of life, we cry different kinds of tears. What
we are probably not aware of is that each type of tear emanates from a specific
place in the body, and that each type has certain distinct characteristics. We
may realize that shedding tears at certain times will have a particular effect
upon us and those around us. What we are probably less conscious ... read full excerpt from Yesterday, I Cried ebook
