This is an excerpt from Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper. I found it relevant and relatable and somehow comforting. She poses some "beautiful…
It's been awhile since I read the story of Two Wolves. The origin of this parable is mixed. Some attribute the story to indigenous American…
I often heard my husband say “to be a really good carpenter you have to have lots of tools in your toolbox so you can be prepared for what ever is…
We've all been there at one time or another. Sitting in a waiting room for an appointment with someone. Some appointments are initiated by us…
I'm guessing I am not the only one right now who has at least one friend experiencing challenges from physical, mental, emotional, financial,…
Clearly replacing the screen of my patio door is not in my skill set! I'm just not “that girl.” So I've been on a search for a year to find…
How does your day begin? Do you roll out of bed half awake, feet hitting the floor and off you go to begin your morning routine with the…
It was one of those spontaneous days when everything was aligned to allow me the opportunity to drive up the hill to Rancho Palos Verdes and spend…
The last couple days I'd been getting error messages when opening my four year old safe. Even though I didn't understand what was going on I didn…
At our monthly coffee date last week my friend was bursting with excitement sharing his decision to accept an invitation from his friends to join…
I was recently introduced to this stunning poem by award winning poet Maggie Smith. By the end of it I noticed I was literally holding my…
Immersed in podcasts I've been saving for a rainy day such as this I'm hearing a lot about people who did all the right things and life wasn't…
A few days ago while eating breakfast my mind was all over the place. I was thinking about how digestion works. Cutting food into bite size…
Can you think of a time in your life where you found yourself in the gap between something ending and something beginning? There is actually a…
I've learned so much about equanimity these last few months as my world has been inundated with unexpected house repairs and health issues. (I…
It is human nature to be running away from something we don't want to feel or deal with...we all do it. This behavior has been around since the…
We've all heard that credit card commercial thousands of times. You know the one delivered by various movie stars who look you right in the eye…
On my visit to Maui in March I struck up a conversation with a 23 year old sales lady where I was shopping. As is my practice when visiting the…
Driving down the street it was dark, it was late and I was tired. Getting home was the only thing on my mind.
When I turned on to my…
I had no idea what I was getting myself into when Jiri, my strength coach, asked me to walk barefoot on a 2 x 4 x 8 piece of wood to improve my…
Life lessons reveal themselves in such surprising ways. Recently I had horizontal blinds installed in my dining room to replace the existing…
Yesterday I heard an alarming statistic.....61% of people in America believe they have no one to call if they need help. That is sad and…
Walking around the garden center at Home Depot I noticed all those little pieces of paper with care instructions in most of the flower pots. Sun…
Part 3 describes two of my favorite quick and effective ways to repair and regulate the autonomic nervous system. I like to keep interventions…
Part 2 of this series will give a brief explanation of the autonomic nervous system's two branches. The sympathetic nervous system known as…
My guess is your life may be similar to mine these last 3 years. I was dealing with some health issues, then my husband died, the pandemic…
This year I wanted to start writing again even though it's been a long time. I got very excited about the topics of interest and the end result…
I was introduced to the concept of a "beautiful question" when I heard internationally known poet and author David Whyte speak at a conference…
