To Be
Deadlines, carpools, endless to do lists...Calgon take us away! Do you feel you have too much to do with too little time in which to [...]
Practicing Gratitude
I was watching Hailey Bartholomew’s TED talk the other day and it got me thinking how grateful we might truly feel if only we could [...]
Growing Through Grief
When you experience a loss, know that all feelings are okay. It takes great strength and courage to grow through grief. Grief is hard work [...]
New Beginnings
New beginnings can be as scary as they are exciting. The opportunity to begin again. To reinvent yourself. To become a person you admire, respect, [...]
Thoughts for a Compassionate New Year
I recently watched a TED Talk of Joan Hailfax discussing compassion. Joan is a Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver and [...]
Vulnerability
Launching your child into the world on their own is scary. You begin to wonder, question, hope, pray...Did I not just tell them but also [...]
The Power of AND
Much of our struggles come from black or white thinking. Either or. Yes or no. Good or bad. Right or wrong. Yet life happens in [...]
To Counterbalance Worry
Worrying is a part of life. Most of what we worry about is completely out of our control. What we do have control over is [...]