“The mind determines what’s possible. The heart surpasses it.” — Pilar Coolinta First ask yourself: How have you allowed yourself to be vulnerable this year? How have you faced your [...]
Shortly before Thanksgiving, a family member experienced a traumatic stroke. 53 years old and previously healthy, his child is married to my daughter. They are both 26 years old. In one moment, [...]
My Nana was a strong, feisty, loving woman of German descent whose faith in God sustained her, as did her obsession with regular bowel movements. She lived to the ripe old age of 94. You can’t [...]
The problem is that the desire to change is fundamentally an aggression against yourself. –Pema Chodron Can I just channel what my father would have said (before Alzheimer’s) about Pema’s [...]
I’m wearing the fattest of my fat pants right now. I’ve always fancied myself capable of pulling off a voluptuous and artsy Rubenesque, even at this late date. A Jane Russell versus a Marilyn [...]
Unless you have lived a life of crime, gotten caught and suddenly converted to Christianity in hopes the judge will spare you a long prison sentence, personal transformation does not happen [...]
Two years ago I was in the middle of a private storm, trying as hard as I could to heal from a horrible heart break. But it wasn’t as simple as one crisis; it was layered, like a stationary [...]
Today I had my eyebrows waxed. Over the years my ebony arches have received many compliments and I have chosen to believe them. Who would lie about a specific facial detail? It’s not like they’re [...]
