I recently returned from a wonderful vacation road trip during which I had some good time to listen to a variety of the life all around me. I realized again how important listening is to me, how important listening is to engaging …
Have you ever needed to face or do something and you didn’t know where to begin? Or were handed a project that you didn’t know anything about? Or were given a life challenge and wondered how you would get through it? The …
I’m asking these questions because I’ve been hearing a lot about holiday stress. It seems to be about our longing to
“My religion is kindness.” – The Dalai Lama What are all these musicians doing? In my last newsletter I offered a question to promote meaningful conversations between people like family or friends or co-workers. That question was “What did you do today …
It’s all about love…really! I know this might sound cliché and especially given that this is Valentine’s week and there is so much attention given to romantic gestures to express love and attachment. For anyone who pays attention, we know that romantic …
Change Happens! I know that this is no surprise to most of us. I say most of us because it seems that resisting change is quite rampant in our culture. So many arguments on the news and so many social complaints are …
I’ve been thinking about imprinting lately. It was triggered by my noticing the whole body mark I made on a pool deck when I laid down wet. (oh, I was in a warm spot – Hawaii – when this happen in November!) …
I just received a thank you note and the sender personally let me know the impact my gift is making. Reading it my heart swelled a bit and warmth spread into my torso. My gift benefited others, and I benefited as well. …
Positive change in any area of our life – relationship, health, work, community – begins with a conscious commitment. For example, criticism and blame in relationship ends with an ongoing commitment to catch ourselves and shift to new behaviors of acceptance and …
It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. e. e. cummings Sitting here in my front garden under the tall service berry bush and surrounded by blooming plants I marvel at the quest of nature …