Holiday Survival: Moon Ritual

As the hectic holidays start to take hold in our lives, there’s really only one anecdote to the chaos: Self-care. That’s right, 2019’s biggest buzzword is the thing that will help us survive (and thrive) in the face of seasonal insanity, commitment overwhelm and anticipation of what’s to come in the New Year ahead. Think about it:… Read More

Kick-off for Loneliness

There is so much to celebrate as we step into the Autumn season: vegetables and fruits of our summer gardens, warm days and cool nights for Home Comings, harvest and Fall festivals and fairs in every neighborhood and community. These harvest events are meant to encourage re-connection and the feeling of belonging after the long… Read More

In search of samasthiti

If letting go is a pre-cursor to a fresh start as I proposed in last week’s letter, then now seems perfectly appropriate to discuss #beginagain. If you missed last week’s message, you can read it HERE. The need for a fresh start or permission to allow myself to begin again often comes at a time… Read More

Practice of Letting Go

According to Google, there are anywhere from 40 to 16 to 5 steps or ways of letting go. I first heard this idea of measuring experiences with steps when I was a young child. Even then I knew one size didn’t fit all. My steps were not the same length as my older brother’s any… Read More

Waiting Room of Life

Do you ever feel like you do more waiting than you do progressing? That’s how I feel right now. It reminds me of the old adage: Three steps forward, two steps back, which is fine if I’m dancing but for my life’s work it can feel pretty discouraging. Life feels good when I step forward… Read More

Change: to resist or to accept?

Change is inevitable. When we elect for change, we look forward to the shift. Think about it. When you change your hair style, or color, how do you feel when you get what you asked for? Content, satisfied, excited? But what about when it goes awry. There is very little that stirs up more self-consciousness… Read More

Are you ready for some CHANGE?

This past year has been a whirl wind of change for many of us. We’ve watched our children graduate high school, our teammates start new career paths and deepen their knowledge and commitment to the one they have, we’ve welcomed new pets and said good bye to others. We’ve moved homes, adopted new schedules, received… Read More