“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 [...]
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. –Buddha I have been waking from years of a very [...]
Few things are so pressing they cannot wait for a moment of breath. — DKV Desikachar What does it say about me that getting laid off was like being handed the key to a prison cell? Once I [...]
My inner pundit rags at me whenever I take leaps of faith only slightly more consequential than a new hair cut. So it is wildly acting out over Hillary’s ballsy—or rather—bulging [...]
It was a feeling groovy Spring morning—sunny blue sky, 64 degrees. 20 minutes into our little community yoga class, I was a wisp away from being in that elusive “present moment.” A man [...]
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 [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about boundaries lately. In actuality, I’ve spent a good part of the last seven years thinking about boundaries—on a personal and professional level. [...]
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 [...]
In the rare event that I’m hooked into watching a video posted on Facebook, I can guarantee you it’s of babies or toddlers. I’m powerless over videos of babies and toddlers. Recently I watched a [...]
