We have choice — always. It’s one of our greatest powers. What we choose defines our lives. We have choice in how we respond, in how we react, in how we approach what’s before us, in how we focus our attention, in how we honor ourselves and how we expend energies in this heart-pumping, neuron-firing, […]
Archive | Happiness
Life lessons from dance class
In the middle of a spate of nor’easters, I began taking beginners ballroom dance lessons at a church hall around the corner from my home. I am no spring chicken and have little dance experience save the exuberant moves I make on the dance floor while gleefully singing along with the music. If you were […]
Five ways to be happier, steadier and more balanced
Can you remember when you last felt happy, really happy? Would you like to feel steadier in a healthy, mind-body way that does not involve pharmaceuticals? Is straddling a teeter-totter the last time you consciously considered balance in your life? Today’s topsy-turvy world has us all running madly in every direction. We often feel overwhelmed […]
My take on finding the Divine and living a spiritual life
Our connection with the Divine or whatever face or name we give God is very personal. It is an intimate relationship. And we human beings, being we human beings, see and experience the divine in a multitude of ways. I don’t know about you, but I see and sense the Divine in many places – […]
Do you have 30 days to change the world?
Have you ever read something that resonates with you so deeply that you want to share it with everyone? So, it is with this suggested benediction by Sister Joan Chittister, from her book, A Monastery Almanac. It’s a blessing in the form of a challenge to co-create change. Simple. Profound. Doable. Potentially powerful. Thank you, Sister Joan. I […]
I’m right … and you’re not
That’s right: There is no discussion; there is no equivocation. The door is closed; the conversation is over. I have holstered my pointing finger that wagged so definitively in your direction. I have recovered from my case of eye-rolling; there is no more exasperated and exaggerated sighing. I have stormed off in a fit of […]
The Dalai Lama’s ski trip
Lovies, I read this years ago and carefuly tucked it away to share with Penguin readers. Douglas Preston wrote this piece about his experiences with the Dalai Lama on the slopes. I recently rediscovered this piece and given all of our snow and ice here on the East Coast, this seemed like the perfect post […]
How can you be happy if you are never enough?
A small riff and a bit of a rant following a conversation with a client…. How can you be happy if you are never enough, not ok enough, good enough, successful enough, famous enough, good looking enough, rich enough, thin enough, pain free enough, firm enough, enough enough? How can you be happy if you […]
