A place to Love and be Loved
Like many around the country, I have been rendered almost speechless by the events that unfolded in Cleveland earlier last week. The words unfathomable, unforgivable, reprehensible and inhuman are several that do come to mind as more and more details are revealed. While the three women, one child and their very, very ill perpetrator each… Continue Reading →
After school yesterday, by chance, my husband was home due to a late game rather than an after-school practice. With the windows open and a lovely breeze blowing through the house, we both sat on the couch and watched sports coverage with our twelve-year-old son. Like many a boy his age, he is a sports… Continue Reading →
As social media becomes a bigger and bigger aspect of so many of our lives, it is of utmost importance that we remain very self-aware when using it. While some people become quite open and enthused from the experience, a recent study led by two universities in Germany found that many individuals actually feel diminished… Continue Reading →
Several years ago, after hearing me speak at the local library, an acquaintance contacted me saying that she had woken up in the middle of the night with a strong feeling that I should visit her 36-year-old brother-in-law who was dying of pancreatic cancer. I reluctantly agreed, as at that time, I had not worked… Continue Reading →
Valentine’s Day need not simply be a day to think of love only in terms of our own romantic partner or our own children or our own parents. Yes, Hallmark and Russell Stover want us to believe that this is what a holiday based on love is all about, but perhaps we can choose differently…. Continue Reading →
Mental health is such an important topic in these times as culturally we face a worldwide epidemic of difficult human issues such as bullying, disempowerment and anger often with a root cause of the stigmatized disease of depression. While not necessarily a cure-all to what ails so many in our society, if we truly desire… Continue Reading →
Well, the big day known as—12-21-12—has come and gone and there are perhaps three main versions of where we are headed now in 2013 and beyond: 1.) Beginning of the End 2.) Same Old, Same Old 3.) New Dawn As for my interpretation, since I allow for multiple perspectives and truths to share the same… Continue Reading →
Many blogs and articles have already been written about different aspects of the human tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, and I have been tuned in and trying my best to listen to all sides without judgment. After some quiet time with myself, I am moved to write about what is closest to my heart in regard… Continue Reading →
I recently attended a wonderful discussion led by two individuals whom I admire immensely, Cathy and Todd Adams. While they both wear many hats on a daily basis, their task on this evening was to talk openly about the wide, deep berth of sexuality (encompassing body awareness, physicality, self-care and emotional health) and how to… Continue Reading →
We are a world culture that simply loves to imbibe. I, myself, am no stranger to alcohol having enjoyed it frequently and immensely through the years. Let’s face it, most of us are brought up, through the modeling of our parents, to view drinking as just something that we do as adults. I have actually… Continue Reading →
WHO becomes the next president, while important, is actually far less important than each one of us individually, through our own personal development, moving from an ego-based consciousness to a heart-based one. When I step away from the political hype and get really quiet, I know this to be the truth deep in my soul…. Continue Reading →
I was supremely moved by a guest essay in a local magazine last week. It offered six essays from high schoolers who had interned with the magazine New Trier Quintessential over the summer. While all of the essays were thought-provoking and well-written, one in particular by current junior, Jennifer Prohov, felt profound beyond her years…. Continue Reading →
