Part of the joy of the Christmas season is deciding what type of Christmas to have. Are we staying home this year, going to visit relatives we haven’t seen for a while, going to your mom’s or mine or both? Some people make a circuit because there are multiple family gatherings on both sides and…
In all the hullabaloo that is the Christmas season it’s easy to forget the actual season going on. This is the last week of fall, even if it already feels like winter in many places and spring is just coming on in others. In the Northern Hemisphere the trees have shed their leaves, the evergreens…
by Elizabeth Gilbert “So this, I believe, is the central question upon which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you? Look, I don’t know what’s hidden within you. I have no way of knowing such a thing. You yourself may barely know, although…
I was out running errands today. Just the regular, getting life lived kinda errands. Nothing special and yet it turned into a tour de force of the holiday. I needed to mail some cards and other items, but I was one stamp short so I decided to stop at the Post Office. Two birds/one stone…
I started out this year with a list of things I wanted to bring into my life. One of which was yoga. I’ve done yoga of various kinds for the past 20 years and over the last 4 I’ve found Iyengar yoga which I absolutely love and for a while it seemed like the studio…
There are so many messages out there about finding your passion. Your passion is your purpose. Your passion is what you’re meant to do. You have a passion inside you, you just need to let it come out. I’m exhausted just thinking about it. These messages are confirming and affirming for those who already have…
We’re living in an information age. There is a symphony of data on almost everything an anything, with thousands of people bringing new things that haven’t even been thought of before into being each day. Among all that are authorities who want to help people live up to their potential, be successful, be happy, have…
Holiday traditions are wonderful things. They connect us to our family and culture. They allow us a kind of time warp where we are connecting the previous generations with ourselves and those to come. Traditions help us weave ourselves into a bigger tapestry, help bring memories to life, and reaffirm our role in our community.…