No Cheesiness, No Liberation
I heard Dan Harris say recently, "No cheesiness, no liberation." It landed right away, and I've already repeated it to myself a few times. If the yoga or meditation teacher instructs you to put [...]
Beyond Self Care
We have heard a lot about self-care lately. Like many people (and women especially), I'm not always great at it, and I usually have some goals and intentions to ramp it up. But self-care [...]
Favorite Reads of 2021
I read far less this year. 54 books instead of 100+. I winced a little in counting up the total, but then I had a talk with myself about what a sign of growth it [...]
A New Year’s Gratitude Ritual
I've heard some criticism of the whole "Live in the moment" adage on the basis that remembering the past can give us a lot of pleasure and meaning. This can be done any anytime, [...]
Advent 2020: Encroaching Darkness, Wide Awake
A few days ago, I remembered. “Crap! It’s almost Advent. Will I write again this year?” There are a million reasons not to. I often get hooked by an insidious little voice that says “It’s [...]
Muffins and Other Good Things
Like many of you, the following monikers flock together in a description of my week: Hopeful, fearful, exhilarating, under-stimulated, connected, lonely, annoyed, content, overwhelmed, underwhelmed. A bundle of opposites, sometimes all in one minute. But [...]