As we all head into a new week—a week that starts marking anniversaries of significant events, we may remark on the way tragedies effect us, how mysteries surround us, how moments can change us. But a new week is also another time to find our feet on more steady ground, to find our arms open …
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22
Apr
21
Getting Past the Allergies
As a kid, my pal was a tom-boy named Buffy. She was tough—in attitude and in acumen. She could beat the boys on the kick ball field as easily as in the math olympics. The older me realizes that I looked up to her but the younger me just wanted to be her. I wanted …
Apr
20
Come, Gather…Perch on the Porch
I have always liked the saying, happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. That noted, I must admit I always maintained a coveted desire for a front porch. I would look longingly at well crafted front porches of Victorian homes or farm houses and think—I would be so happy if …
Apr
19
All the world needs a smile and a little laughter
Today is April 19th and it is the day that I celebrate two women who remind me in a simple and sweet way that the way to live requires a smile from your heart and laughter on your lips.
Apr
18
When We Connect We are Whole
Every so often something happens which serves as a reminder of how precious our relationships in life are. We know it by common sense, by experience, but we also sometimes forget. This week so much has been spoken or written about regarding the tragedy in Boston and underpinning all these stories are the connections people …
Apr
17
Healing
As we continue to look upon the events of the Boston Marathon with sadness and disbelief we also must look to places for healing. Our heartbreak from loss—of personal tragedy or universal dissolve of safety—cannot paralyze. We heal not all at once. And, honestly, we often do not completely heal. What we do is embrace …
Apr
16
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti
When you study yoga, many think that we spend all our time on the poses—understanding alignment and proper sequencing. But in the true yoga tradition, and the training I received, a significant portion focuses on the yoga philosophy. The philosophy of yoga is often quoted through a collection of Sutras which were orally handed down …
Apr
15
Death and Taxes or Sharing Karma….
It is tax day and for many of us we have been grumbling all month getting our documents together—those bits of paper that justify to the IRS that we are relevant American citizens worthy of deductions. Regardless of what breaks we get, we all pay—even if we are getting a refund—all of us have still …
Apr
14
Sometimes We Come Unhinged
A few days ago I was getting my bicycle out of the shed. It’s actually a garage, but a 1928 garage. Today it would fit an oversized lawnmower. Each time I go to the shed and open the old heavy doors it is a test of wills. Will I have the strength to drag the …
Apr
13
What is Feeding Your Soul?
This morning is a Farmers Market morning and anyone who knows me, knows I covet market time. Even when I travel, I will stop at a Farmers Market in a foreign town so I can find out what they eat, how they feed their community. In Monterey it was unbelievably tender artichokes; in Berkeley there …