Thanks Mom!
May is the month to celebrate Mother Earth in festivals with May poles, ribbons, and dancing. In our families, we gather to celebrate our mothers. My Mother was not perfect, but she was good enough. These are some of the […]
Transitions are Portals to a New World
Everytime we walk through a door, leave one room and go into another, or go outside, we are stepping into a new world. While we strive to master our inner world, the outer environment is affecting us, too. The seasons
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It Begins in the Inner World
We live in a world full of uncertainty. Change is happening and with change comes chaos. The old is letting go and the new has not yet taken form. There is a constant flow of changes. All the while, some
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Choose your Story.
Humans are storytellers; we create narratives to make sense of our lives. The story provides an outline of what happened which can serve as a predictor of what will happen in the future. We choose our stories and they either
Forty Days and Ways to Self-Renewal
Every year has seasons and celebrations. Just as important as the celebrations are the time of preparation for them. In the tradition I grew up in, the forty days before Easter were a period of preparation. It is based on
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Beyond Likes and Dislikes Lies the Freedom of Self-Regulation
Likes and Dislikes Sunshine makes me happy; I don’t like dark, dreary days. I want sunshine! I like when my husband compliments me; I feel neglected when he does not notice something I have done. When I finish my work;
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Karma, Alignment, and Destiny
When I started teaching over three and a half decades ago, I was looking for a model of human development to ground my approach and inform decision-making. I had an intuitive sense of what I was looking for. The first
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Reflections While Waking up from a Winter’s Rest
Observing the natural environment out my window brings such pleasure. Where a few days ago, the ground was green and brown, now there is a snowy white coat covering it. The trees are bare, the sky is crystal clear and
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Minimalism and Me
Since I was a child, I felt comforted in environments that had more space than stuff. Back then, I did not know it was a minimalism or modernism; I just knew I liked it. Everywhere I went, I would streamline
Uncertainty and Self-Care
Change is chaotic. The existing form is falling away and what will replace it has not yet come into being. It is a liminal, in between time, a time of becoming. I think we are in such a time. Where
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