Here we are again, staring down the chimney of the holidays of late December and the end of yet another year.  I don’t know about you, but the last twelve months have turned out dramatically different from the New Year’s resolutions I had imagined in my mind last December!   For years, I...

Happy 2015!   It's the second day into this brand new year and the sun is shining through snow clouds where I am today.  I am beginning to put myself back into a mental space of work and preparation for what's to come in these next few weeks.   Yesterday, New Years Day, however, was...

A tradition that the modern world knows as prank making and treat tasting, Halloween is also refered to as "All Hallows Eve" or "All Saints Eve".  According to many scholars, Halloween is a Christian tradition based on the Celtic harvest festivals.  Others say its pagan roots lie within...

Here it is, the year of another presidential election!  Where did the last four years go?!   While I have my own political views and opinions, I prefer not to proselytise them so as to save my life as I know it!  Let's face it folks, politics is a potentially dangerous and...

  Have you ever been sitting with a friend, trying to make a decision on anything, from where to go, which movie to watch, what to eat, what to wear, …anything, and their comment to you was “Oh, it doesn’t matter…”? Does that statement sound familiar? Maybe you can remember saying it...

In the words of singer/musician Johnny Lang, "I've gotta take the time to say that I'm thankful...thankful for every single breath that I take." That's how I feel this evening as I recollect the events of this day with family and friends. With so much to be grateful for, I am reminded of an...

After enjoying a perfectly blissful month on the West coast of California in the hip little town of Encinitas, I have now traveled to the plateaus of northern New Mexico in the Four Corners, where the temperatures are soaring into the 100's.  Both destinations have their own magic and beauty,...

Recently, I had the good fortune of injuring my back and could not move!  I was totally immobilized and had to sit in one position for most of the day, in between trying to do some restorative yoga to help my situation.  It was an interesting afternoon of "slowing down", and the blessings...

 Happy New Year!   .... What?  It's already February and I'm just now getting around to wishing you a happy new year   I'm a little late with my well-wishing, but perhaps my timing is better than you think.  After all, the Chinese New Year begins on February...

As I woke up this morning with last night's events still floating through my brain, I realized that I've been on the proverbial (mental) auto pilot for the past couple of months. I found that I have been too busy to fit myself into my own life, let alone make room for anyone else! If I haven't had...