Happy July! I hope you are taking time to care for yourself during the extremely stressful, sad, and disheartening events unfolding each day in our nation and around the world. As those of you who have followed me know, I love sitting in my garden and taking in the sights and sounds of nature — [...]
Hello, dear readers. I hope you are well and practicing self-care to help you get through any challenges you face. Recently, I’ve written about how writing poetry has helped me cope with all kinds of struggles, and how mindfulness and poetry go hand in hand. Today I would like to share three poems as examples [...]
Happy May! Spring has sprung, heralded by the gladioli that burst forth in my backyard each year. Yesterday I saw them blooming in the mulch, and it made me happy. I never planted them, and I don't know where they came from. They come up randomly in strange places — underneath fruit trees and here [...]
Hi everyone! I hope you are having a happy beginning of spring. I had a great February with two trips to Vegas bracketing my birthday, both of which were joyous — filled with live music and good food. The first weekend was with my husband, the second with my closest girlfriend. I’m waiting to hear [...]
Last month I had the most joyous experience imaginable when I became a grandmother and met my first grandchild, Avery Elise Potiker. Holding her in my arms took me back to the feelings I had when I first held my own children, and I immediately fell in love with her. You know how everyone always [...]
Have you heard about the latest mindfulness trend, color walks? It’s the practice of choosing a color, going for a walk, and seeing how many things you can spot with that color along the way. “Color walks, an exercise where people try to find objects in a certain color while on the go, are rising [...]
Thinking about trying a diet for your New Year’s resolution? For your health and well-being, consider a social media diet. It’s not what you might think. The media we consume affects our thoughts, emotions, and ultimately our quality of life, notes Jodie Jackson in Positive News, one of the inspiring news feeds I follow. So [...]
We had the election and Trump won. After a bitter political season and an outcome that was shocking for many, where do we go from here? I don’t have the answers, but I have some ideas based on some moments from my life before and since the election. Right now I’m dealing with a forced [...]
A few months ago, I wrote about how our nation’s incredibly divisive political environment is harming our mental health. As I said then and many times before, we are not designed to live in a constant state of fear, worry, and stress. Chronic stress takes a toll on our hearts, minds, and bodies, robbing us [...]
I’ve thought a lot about what to share in my October blog. I could talk about how we need to take good care of ourselves during this chaotic election cycle, but I did that in August. I could talk about all sorts of mindful self-compassion and mindfulness techniques, but I’ve been doing that every month [...]
