None Can Breathe In Memory of George Floyd Murdered by those hired to protect him: May 25, 2020 When any one of us can’t breathe None of us can When the knee crushes the neck We are all crushed by tyranny The knee is the clapper stolen from Freedom’s bell His cry, I [...]
I hope you read the title and thought, NO! Or at least thought; not really, not most of me, not much of the time. Broken is used too much in our culture: I'm broken, broken heart, broken spirit, broken home, broke - when out of money, broken record, broken arrow*, broken bridges (in relationships), emotional [...]
You can talk to the trees. Well, you can talk to anything. But trees will answer back. It’s true. However, you will have to quiet your mind enough to listen. That’s what I was told at the top of the steep climb to Richardson Grove State Park, CA. I stood about ten yards in front [...]
"No, I haven't written this week," I told Geeta, "How's it going for you?" Six weeks after the fires that devastated parts of the wine country, I once again deflected the conversation away from me. Geeta is my writing accountability buddy in India. We talk weekly to discuss what we've accomplished and our goals for [...]
(This photo is of a leaf found 10 miles from the Wine Country Firestorm) "Has life gone back to normal for you?" This is what I was asked a number of times three plus weeks after firestorms ravaged lives, homes, pets and property here in the Wine Country of Sonoma and Napa and 3 surrounding [...]
The day before I was to speak on the radio about the violence in my past marriage, I found myself huddled on the floor crying. "Why on earth do I want to share my story? How will this benefit anyone?" I thought. It came to me, after I blew my nose and texted my support [...]
I've always struggled by comparing myself to others. As a little girl, I noticed which girls did better cartwheels. Later, I thought it was unfair that boys seemed interested in other girls but not me. As an adult, it was not much different. Who can stretch farther in yoga poses or has a great income as [...]
The ring was still in my drawer, divorce long final, years of grieving and letting go under my belt. So WHY was I dreaming that I was again (still?) with the man who has not been my husband for 12 years? I had just returned from an amazing trip to Guatemala. I’d been home for [...]
Oh, be quiet! Yes, I said, “Be quiet.” Ok, I didn’t mean YOU. Not the you that you call “I.” But your mind you. That constant chatter in your head, the ongoing commentary and evaluation of everyone and everything around you. You know, that nattering! How often do you let yourself be quiet? Other than [...]
Three Life Lessons Gained from Following After a lifetime of leadership roles from camp counselor to entrepreneur, the lessons of Argentine tango have taught me the joy of following. Following in dance, as in life, has many of the same aspects as the feminine principle; responsiveness, flow, receptivity, intuitiveness, expressiveness and creativity. It also offers [...]
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