Try the Door

Sometimes we can get so comfortable in our daily routines that we forget to open the door to new life experiences. Routines are helpful if they don’t interfere with the richness of broadening our horizons. Once we open a new door, we open ourself up to new possibilities and create the potential for personal and spiritual development.

A Lesson From Cranes, Crocodiles, and Coyotes

Nature gives us a clear example of the benefits of cooperation when we check out cranes, crocodiles and coyotes. Here’s a closer look.

What’s in Your Wellness Toolkit?

Much as I enjoy the seat warmer in my car on a cold morning, there is a point where, if the setting is wrong, it can get too hot and uncomfortable. Nobody likes an overheated seat. Here I’m talking about a different kind of hot seat – the hot seat of criticism which is also uncomfortable.

Say More By Talking Less

Much as I enjoy the seat warmer in my car on a cold morning, there is a point where, if the setting is wrong, it can get too hot and uncomfortable. Nobody likes an overheated seat. Here I’m talking about a different kind of hot seat – the hot seat of criticism which is also uncomfortable.

On The Hot Seat

Much as I enjoy the seat warmer in my car on a cold morning, there is a point where, if the setting is wrong, it can get too hot and uncomfortable. Nobody likes an overheated seat. Here I’m talking about a different kind of hot seat – the hot seat of criticism which is also uncomfortable.

Word Power

There are so many ways to greet a new day, and how we choose to do it affects our experience of the day’s events. My husband and I had an unplanned experiment involving starting the day in two different ways. One morning we got up, grabbed our phones and began checking the news. At the breakfast table all we could talk about was how awful the news was, and by the end of the meal we were both distraught and crabby. It took most of the day to eliminate that negative energy. The decision was made not to do that again.

Soothing Ourselves When The Road Gets Rough

There are so many ways to greet a new day, and how we choose to do it affects our experience of the day’s events. My husband and I had an unplanned experiment involving starting the day in two different ways. One morning we got up, grabbed our phones and began checking the news. At the breakfast table all we could talk about was how awful the news was, and by the end of the meal we were both distraught and crabby. It took most of the day to eliminate that negative energy. The decision was made not to do that again.

Hello Day – What is it I need to know?

There are so many ways to greet a new day, and how we choose to do it affects our experience of the day’s events. My husband and I had an unplanned experiment involving starting the day in two different ways. One morning we got up, grabbed our phones and began checking the news. At the breakfast table all we could talk about was how awful the news was, and by the end of the meal we were both distraught and crabby. It took most of the day to eliminate that negative energy. The decision was made not to do that again.

A Thanksgiving Blessing

This year when gathered round the table
Exalt gratitude like tradition evokes.
Be thankful for all that you have, give, love, and know. Bless the food, the chefs, the earth. Relish in the togetherness —– No matter how it looks, feels, or sounds. And then take time to acknowledge the Pain.

Making the Most of Our Thresholds

Standing at a threshold, which is a place of change, is a theme that repeats itself throughout our life. Thresholds can represent both large and small events, carrying a variety of emotions. It requires courage to step past the unsettledness of unanswered questions and venture into the unknown.