I had an interesting experience recently that showed me what a difference being a long-time meditator can make when we encounter spur-of-the-moment stressors. I was having acupuncture done for my sciatic pain — my “ridiculitis” as I call it — when suddenly, I heard a blood-curdling scream. It came from a young child [...]

I’ve been home for 3 weeks from Bhutan. The 13-hour time zone difference contributed to the first 10 days to 2 weeks being a kind of blur. I was in a haze of brain fog. One of my adult kids was suffering so I was in heavy caretaker mode from the time my [...]

Yesterday morning after I opened my eyes, I rested in bed for a few minutes thinking about what my intention for the day would be – would I set my intention for ease, thinking about having the patience to pause before reacting so that I might choose a more skillful response? Or maybe [...]

24 years ago this week, I hemorrhaged at UCSD Hospital in San Diego, after pushing out baby A and baby B. The doctors didn’t notice uterine tissue on the placenta, which looked like a big mess of beef, with two hoses attached to it – the two umbilical cords that attached those tiny [...]

Wow! I woke up to a voice message from an elderly gentleman from Cleveland, Ohio (my home town) who had just finished my book and wanted to commend me on it and share stories with me. I waited while my Keurig poured my first cup of coffee into my Mindful Mug and had [...]

We anchored in Tekearn, up an arm near a waterfall in the Desolation Sound, BC. After lighting the BBQ grill on fire (oy!) while cooking salmon marinated in oil, garlic, ginger, and lemon, we had a sumptuous meal of crab and 7-ingredient veggie fried rice, salmon, and delicious crisp white [...]

I had a big huge experience in my body on a night not too long ago, as I stood close to the stage in the bar at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego. My daughter Cara was gigging with her band, Wsprgrl. She’s the singer/songwriter and she’s really quite phenomenal. I’ve witnessed [...]

I had an interesting conversation with my 86-year-old Dad today as we were driving in the car. He mentioned that it looked like Kavanaugh’s nomination looked like it was going to go through…it looks like he has the votes. “That woman, Christine Blasey Ford had to go through all this for nothing,” he [...]

I love what I do! Oh my goodness, I am meeting the most amazing human beings… people out there doing the good work of helping others to live better! This force of nature, Lynnis Woods-Mullins, interviewed me for her podcast “The Wellness Journey” and I knew, right then and there, that she was [...]

My late mother sent me a message today. Two years ago, after she passed away, I was aching for a message from her. My sister sent me a book about how to recognize signals from beyond our realm and I started seeing feathers, feathers where there were no trees right above, or a [...]