The winter solstice arrives one week from today bringing the shortest daylight of the year. Solstice, or its latin origin Solstitium, means sun stands still--and reflects what ancient cultures believed occurred during this time. We, too, can look at our own lives in this last year, taking an inv... Read More »

Standing in line at Rite-Aid, someone said: "what a strange time this is” and that he was bored and lonely. It's been a rough rollercoaster ride for all while also offering opportunities for growth and development. During the warmer months of this year, usually a time of socializing outdoors and... Read More »

I went for a walk Sunday with a sweet friend, surrounded by vast blue skies and trees ablaze with color. It was a reaffirming experience: walking within a beautiful landscape, feeling my feet connect to the Earth, and a sense of well being afterwards. Nature offers us its healing qualities and st... Read More »

Today welcomes the Fall Equinox with colder evenings, trees exchanging greens for jewel colors of autumn, and changes in the air. Fall is a gorgeous time of year, and yet I'm always surprised how quickly it creeps in with attachments of "seasonal denial". I'm finding difficulty in surrendering to... Read More »

This is a time of roller coaster highs and lows that seem to arrive in the form of ever changing energy, emotions, weather, and motivation.  I have been finding these recent weeks a time of both a calling to start new projects alongside days of restlessness and narrow bandwidths.  We all are doin... Read More »

photo credit: https://unsplash.com/@jannerboy62 I wrote part of this theme below for a class back in February and I think its worth re posting as a reminder that right now our work is in embracing our heart, feeling all the feels with compassion for ourselves, our families, friends, and offering... Read More »