Years ago I was challenged to pause in front of a mirror I pass and say “I love you” while looking directly into my eyes. It sounded easy...

The word came in a flash – “authenticity”. The word is my barometer to my thoughts, actions and beliefs. Authenticity holds the essence...

As I walk one day at a time into the unknown future not knowing what to expect while believing I will adapt to the changes at hand, I am...

Snowing! There’s a Woody Allen saying which I am taking the liberty of changing to fit my beliefs. If you want to make an angel laugh,...

I worked with therapists over decades sifting through my emotions gleaning the pieces that define who I am and what makes me happy. I...

In the mid 80’s I was in weekly therapy dealing with my new-born terminally-ill child. I made it a habit to go to a bookstore after my...

I called him an old friend, but I’m not sure “friend” can describe him. He was definitely male, stood erect, alert and had a keen eye....

The wind and pelting rain befit my emotions over the last 24 hours, so much so I felt like my breath were the gusts pushing on the...

Broken open to unclaimed thoughts demanding my attention. I am spent in my tears and awake to the darkness in the dawn. Yet I am loved,...

Easter Sunday – We are all Pilgrims In the Spring of 2019, I embarked on a spiritual journey through Ireland for 15 days. I was one of 15...

This poem was shared with me and I feel it captures the essence of presence. We are persevering through this time often wavering between...

when listening with your heart, be aware of your breath

Today’s reading reminds us to make room in our lives for our emotions, honor them and know they do not define us. We are all in this...

EMOTIONAL FITNESS Excerpted from http://www.mattkahn.org/blog “Your heart doesn’t just require exercise, but a daily dose of...

Today is about surrender. We are on a journey within ourselves where the path is only visible at our feet. There is speculation and...

The first page astounded me and I’ve never forgotten its message.

ACCEPTANCE As most of you know and others have no idea, my second daughter was born with a terminal liver disease. She lived for 32 years....

On the east coast of Massachusetts the storm raged for several days with howling winds and blowing rain, much matching the emotions of...

Today's meditative reading is taken from Dr. Susan Jeffers, author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. “The biggest pitfall as you make...

There’s an adage I use in my life – “Don’t connect the dots” that helps remind me when I start panic thinking and I lace together...