Musings

I’ve been thinking a lot about what gives life meaning. For me, friendship and experiences help remind me of what is valuable.Last week I introduced two (way cool) friends of mine, and we had a delightful conversation that covered a myriad of topics. Then I trotted...

Life is rife with possibilities to not be chosen. Rejection, maybe. Opportunity, definitely. Each time we are not chosen, we have the opportunity to choose ourselves.

When you are so busy, you can barely see straight, and someone proposes something to you, and you immediately say “yes!” without a thought. (At least, without a thought before speaking…you may have many thoughts afterward.)This happened to me the other day. A neighbor...

I went to a talk on creative aging last spring. An audience member asked how the speakers how to cope with those “dark night of the soul” moments. One of the presenters gave a very simple answer—give thanks. More specifically, he said he starts each day with a...

When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time. ~ Rachel Naomi Remen

Crying is powerful. When we cry we release. We release our fears, our sorrow, our anger, our beliefs that hold us back. I am in the uniquely wonderful position of witnessing the healing qualities of crying. So many of us are taught not to cry in front of others (or at...