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Who are the Great Dames in your life — even the anonymous ones?  What lessons have they taught you? I love hearing the stories of Great Dames. Here’s a story from my friend Robin, a Great Dame:

“I’ll never forget the woman in Manhattan who looked up at me and said, “Don’t worry so much, you’ll get wrinkles.” Just the thing to crack me up after a stressful day – she had no idea! That’s the thing I think about – the Great Dames who have made such a difference to each of us as we’ve walked through life.I wish I could thank that Great Dame, with her Upper West Side, Yiddish-tinged voice, who happened to notice a 40-something, stressed out video producer who was losing it because she couldn’t find a ripe avocado at Citarella. To her, and all the other Great Dames who offer their pearls to others – thank you.  Keep talking to each other in grocery stores, chat at bus stops, communicate, communicate, communicate – you never know when you’ll meet someone in the elevator who will need to hear just what you need to say.”

Please share your stories of Great Dames.

Sharon Hake

President, Great Dames, Inc.