I feel like I’ve joined the rest of you in the 21st century. I’m signing up for paperless billing (I can handle getting everything via email and still pay all my bills and do all my accounting, right? Right? I’m not so brain-fried that I can’t manage that, I hope.) It’s always interesting to me…
So many of us all over the world are feeling squeezed in a pressure cooker. So, I am calling for a moment of breathing all together. Are you willing? I invite everyone who reads this to join in and share it wide. This afternoon at say five pm (EST)? Who will stop what they are…
When you live with an allergy or sensitivity that most people don’t know exists, it can be tough. I have a scent sensitivity. It is getting worse as I get older. I am not allergic. I will not die (unless I inhale too much smoke and my airway closes, which has happened once before and…
My thoughts this morning turn to finding strength in my weakness. I was working with clients over the weekend. One of them talked about how he felt weak and that he wanted to go back and be strong how he used to be. I said, “Wait, don’t try to go backward to find that strength….
In some spiritual traditions, at this time of year, people remember and celebrate their ancestors. We acknowledge our honored dead on All Hallows Eve, Day of the Dead, and All Saints Day. I always see a lot of, “I honor my grandparents,” and “You are here because of the love of thousands” sorts of posts…
Dare I comment on this? I’m afraid if I start, I won’t stop and will devolve into screaming. Somewhere, somehow, this madness has become a viable strategy for crackpots who aren’t happy with the number of dates they’ve gotten, what someone else worships, or worse because they woke up and decided they would like to…
Some people run marathons. Some people can bench press 250 pounds. Today, I am just happy that I was able to do 24 angled push-ups (three sets of eight) in my clap push-ups challenge and walk 2 miles without a cane. A couple of weeks ago I could do no more than three sets of five…
I’ve started this post numerous ways. And I, verbose as I am, have no words for this. Sometimes, I feel like some vital connection to all the other lives on this planet is slipping away. And that connection that used to be inherent must now be nurtured by all of us. Somehow, we have to…
Under the heading of: “If you can’t say something nice…” I just deleted a comment/critique of a divination tool a friend had posted. I think the concept for the tool is super cool. I think the execution is too general, pedantic, and tells you *exactly* what you already know (or should already know, like, “you…
Why I take vacations I don’t do it often, but it turns out I need the recharge time. I’m crawling back to myself on this break. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my roles in the lives of my friends, my clients, my students, and the world at large. The big revelation? I…