Dear Ones, You who offer a kind word, lend a hand to help, champion the disenfranchised, accept the broken and wounded, offer compassion like water on a hot day, march to spread awareness, call for social justice, write to plea for fairness, fight for the health of the planet, protect the smalls, rescue the […]
Archive | Healing
The Thunderclap of Sudden Death
Sudden death hits like an enormous, out-of-the-blue thunderclap to the heart. It is a sucker punch to the gut. You search your brain thinking that this can’t be true. One minute the person is there; the next minute they’re gone. Like a flame extinguished, you are plunged into a darkness that is incomprehensible and, often, […]
The Case for Sparkle
Oh my God, are you exhausted? I am psychically numb, worn out and, equally, outraged, infuriated and heartbroken with the tone and tenor of our country. History tells us that there have been dark times like this before. The earth continued on its axis and, as a result, we evolved in consciousness and compassion. That […]
Dr. Peebles: change vs. love
Don’t resolve to change yourself, resolve to love yourself more deeply. Dr. Peebles Dr. Peebles’ words sound simple, but they are exceedingly profound. If we treat ourselves with love and compassion, we will automatically do right by ourselves – across the board. It’s not easy, but endeavor to love, cherish, nourish and […]
Ready to change and step forward?
As summer comes to an end, school days rev up and the energies remind us to clear our respective paths of distractions, the extraneous, the unnecessary and all that weighs us down, consider taking a very big breath and drawing a line under something that has expired or withered in your life. Let […]
Struggles and Strategies for the Motherless and Unmothered
There are times when our primary relationships, as in those with our mothers, are not as ideal as we might want them to be. The mother relationship can be fraught with loss and yearning or psychic weight and unresolved tension. The heart is left rumpled, hunkered-down and uneasy. Given circumstance, illness, trauma and the like, […]
How to fix a broken heart
We have all been there. Psychologist Dr. Guy Winch’s TED talk, based on his book of the same name, encourages us to tend carefully to our broken hearts and give them the focus, care and attention they deserve. This 12 minute talk is worth your time. Enjoy, and may you find this helpful.
On behalf of a troubled world
Dear Ones, You who offer a kind word, lend a hand to help, champion the disenfranchised, accept the broken and wounded, offer compassion like water on a hot day, march to spread awareness, call for social justice, write to plea for fairness, fight for the health of the planet, protect the smalls, rescue the […]
3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage
This 22-minute TED talk by the poetic, passionate, and inspirational Valerie Kaur is a wow! She makes her case from the birthing room to the world stage. This is worth your time and attention. I am a fan. And, perhaps, just perhaps, her words and perspective will help soothe our collectively ragged hearts. Go gently, […]
Remembering Newtown: Being A Parent in Dark Times
Today is the fifth anniversary of the shooting in Newtown. It is a day many of us will never forget. Let us take a minute to remember the 20 children and 6 staff members who lost their lives needlessly to the collision of mental health and easy access to weaponry. This piece is for the […]
