It is easy to get hung up waiting for inspiration to strike. I want to be profound, insightful, hysterically funny–or at least entertaining. But that’s a lot of pressure to put on... Read more >>

Sometimes perspective just sort of whacks you upside the head. There is no literary or elegant way of describing that sort of blow. I have three beautiful, healthy daughters. I mock-complain about... Read more >>

Two women are sitting in a park watching their children play on the playground. One of the other children on the playground walks over to where the two women’s children are playing with... Read more >>

I think I have an addiction to money. I check my finances two to three times a week. I don’t get joy from making a purchase; I get joy from saving a dollar.... Read more >>

My earliest memories of Christmas take me back to when I was about six years old. I recall rushing downstairs, eyes brimming with excitement, fingers itching to tear apart the new gifts Santa... Read more >>

Throughout history, rituals have played an important role in society to usher in new beginnings, communicate intention, and celebrate achievement. The notion of communicating directly with the unseen,... Read more >>

When you are finding it hard to motivate yourself, or can’t see a way ahead, try the thirty-minute rule! The Thirty Minute Rule Thirty minutes, half an hour, 1800 seconds, is not a long... Read more >>

Since my boys were toddlers, I’ve always had a “mosaic box.” Whenever anything is broken in the house my boys know that we will put the broken pieces in the box and later create... Read more >>

Many of my clients come to me wanting to get a handle on their emotions. Buddhists often refer to thoughts/feelings run amuck as “monkey mind.” While I am a proponent of feeling your... Read more >>

My mom and her twin sister always had a way of being opposites. Mom, the conservative peacemaker and my aunt, the liberal mischief-maker. It was quite the experience growing up with what I lovingly... Read more >>