Just Pray for Us Every once in a while you have the good fortune to meet someone who embodies the very spirit of Christmas giving. Last week my husband, Mark, was driving by a tree lot and spotted some lovely silver cypress trees that were just what we needed to…
When I was growing up one of my favorite summer activities was to lay in the grass on a lazy afternoon and find shapes in the drifting white clouds. My neighbor friend and I would lay in my dandelion-dotted backyard on Upton Street for hours. We could pick out everything…
Perfect Timing Timing is a fascinating concept to me. Probably because it is a powerful factor in the way life unfolds and one that I often do not understand, and certainly cannot control. Birth and death most easily come to mind in this regard, but there are countless other…
A Life of Thanks-Living This week many of us will gather with family and friends to celebrate the abundance in our lives. It is a time to slow down, think about what we are grateful for, feel our gratitude and experience its heart-warming impact. For families facing the…
What Lens Are You Looking Through? “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein The last few months I’ve been writing about the power of “seeing differently;” and the…
Some Wisdom is Timeless This past weekend I attended a training conference in San Jose, California (a beautiful place to spend four days). One of the greatest gifts from the weekend was the opportunity to spend most of Sunday morning with spiritual author and teacher Marianne Williamson. I remain deeply…
Peace is more than the absence of conflict; it is the presence of God. To say that my husband is a morning person is somewhat of an understatement. Not only is he up very early (at least to me), but he is awake with an energy and enthusiasm I…
Hearing the Divine in Everyday Life I received a call last week from a man I hadn’t seen in almost 20 years; whose name I could not place and whose face I could not recall. He said “I was thinking of you today” when I drove by your old business…
Help for Navigating the Detours of Life I recently had a reminder of how quickly the routine of life can be interrupted by unplanned events that trump my plans. Between meeting with a client and leaving for a lunch date, I received a call from my daughter letting me know…
The Spiritual Aspects of Anxiety Over the past months I have examined the varied aspects of a Holistic Approach to Anxiety and my review would not be complete without addressing the Spiritual Aspects of Anxiety. Many people are surprised at the suggestion that there is a spiritual side to anxiety,…