Simple is not the same thing as easy.  Sometimes doing the simple thing is really hard. My favorite example comes from my music experience. I sing in a chamber ensemble. Lots of times we pick hard music, and as you would expect, we have to work hard to [...]

So my boy Jordan and I started doing something years ago when we talk on the phone. When one of us is telling a story, the other one randomly interrupts with how much we love something that’s a very minor aspect of the story. It started with corned [...]

I feel so lucky because I get to write a post that is actually posting on Halloween! So I sit down to write it, and I get a little stuck. Not writer’s block exactly, just a little unclear on my message. Because what is Halloween? It’s a [...]

Last week’s post was about Gratitude, and how being grateful in advance can help us to get through adversity. I was having a conversation about the post with someone who expanded on the theme, and I thought it was worth passing on. He said that when [...]

When you itch, you apply something like calamine lotion or cortisone cream. When you have a headache you might take a pain reliever. There are definitely times when we choose to treat the symptoms. My very wise niece has the suggestion for this blog. When [...]

You are not your brain. Have I said this before? I probably have. It’s worth repeating. And exploring. Frequently we forget, and think that we are our brain. Or maybe more accurately, our thoughts.  That whole “I think, therefore I am” [...]

When I was a child and something upset me, my mom always (ALWAYS) said, “Go to bed. Everything is better after a good night’s sleep.” I think that she partly wanted me to just calm down and give her some peace (there were four of us!) [...]

And now, let’s get into some green thinking. Are you feeling like your life is out of balance? Are you thinking that you don’t have enough options? Are you feeling trapped or confined? Maybe there’s conflict – like conflicting [...]

Abundance has been a topic on a lot of my people’s minds. So has scarcity. Abundance means something different for everyone. We each have our own definition of what makes us feel the feeling of abundance. Abundance is not just money. Many of us get [...]

These Ted Talks share the scientific reasons for taking care of yourself. It seems that in our society, we need to have a scientific reason as justification. Many of us are so prone to feel guilty for taking care of ourselves that we just don’t do [...]