Remembering the Summers of My Youth

  Written last evening It’s a beautiful evening, and I’m sitting on the back deck writing this.  The air is cool, with a gentle breeze, as scores of song birds and swallows flit back and forth, snatching insects and popping from branch to branch to find friends...

31-Day Summer Challenge

I’ve decided to give myself a challenge to shape and encourage my daily practice.  I plan to write a post each of the thirty-one days in July.  Partly for the exercise and routine, but mainly to focus and direct my mindfulness to be present; to notice; to...

Pismo Beach, Part 3

After much time, here, at last, is Part 3. During the first weekend of May I traveled to Pismo Beach, California for a Meet & Greet with Martha Beck and fellow cadets.  I have periodically been sharing reflections of my experience.  In Part 1, I discussed the...

QOTW…06/26/2013

Within each of us is a teacher born of experience, carved by success and failure, sustained by support and connection, and empowered through love and joy. We each also contain a student–an adventurer, a courageous explorer willing, in fact driven, to go forth...

TMHI…guidance

Today, My Happiness is…Guidance! Dr. Deepak Chopra, along with top leaders in the world of wellness such as Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Andrew Weil and others, will expand your mind-body training experience to new levels to inspire and motivate as you head down the...