Our words are powerful and meaningful. They convey intention.  They help us stay on point and focused. We are taught from an early age to be aware of how our words impact others. Ever heard a parent scold:  "Don't say that!  It's not nice!" Or:  "You hurt your brother's feelings when you say that!"  Or even: "No one will like you if you talk like that!" But… How often did they talk to ..read more

It can be one word… Or a series. Silent or out loud, Whispered or chanted… It's a reminder, a focus. A verbal dedication to something you truly desire. Choose your mantra carefully, with awareness. Use it well and when it's used up, choose another! What do ya say? You get how this works, right ..read more

Does a smile really count? Does a laugh? A good deed? A kind word? Recent studies show that all of these things can actually have a significant impact on our emotional - and physical - well being. https://hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/HMS_OTB_Spring10_Vol16_No2.pdf DANCE WITH IT!  EXPERIENTIAL APPS An opportunity to experiment with some fun ideas… Light one candle… Do one ..read more

GOOD VIBRATIONS There's this village in Haiti where people make art out of old recycled oil cans to help support their community. The art itself is truly delightful and whimsical, and brings smiles to the faces of everyone who sees it… This is a poor village and life is not easy and yet… Somehow their work makes others feel good! WHAT DO YA SAY? DO YOU GET HOW THIS WORKS ..read more

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - EXPANDING HORIZONS Are you aware of you limitations? It is crucial to be aware of how our environment - physical and emotional - mitigates our vision. Sounds mystical? Nope! I'm a city girl so I saw a giant pigeon… what do you think I would have seen if I lived by the seashore? Same person. Same bird. Different environment. DANCE WITH IT - EXPERIENTAL APPS ..read more

THE MYSTERY OF THE GIANT WHITE BIRD This giant white bird with a yellow beak took over my city terrace birdfeeder. It displaced the doves who scattered rapidly out of pecking range. When I came close it gave me the evil eye… and yes… I backed off, too. What was this fearless creature? A mutant city pigeon? What do ya say? Clearly we are impacted and perhaps defined by ..read more

"I lost my keys again," she moaned.  "It must be old age!"  Okaay… I've known her a long time and wanted to remind her that she's been losing those keys for the last 20 years… "My diabetes is getting worse," he groaned slurping down his second dish of ice cream. Uh huh… "I'm just not as strong as I used to be," the third one complained, glued to the tv for the evening… What do ya ..read more

Fair, not fair, fair share… Seriously toxic concepts when it comes to human experience. Who could have been cruel enough to feed these no-win concepts to tiny growing beings? Because of course, it is at those young, impressionable moments when we're fed this hogwash. Why hogwash?  Think about it… How often does this formula actually pan out - and if it doesn't what does it imply about you ..read more

"You've had more than your fair share of difficult things," she said. Whoa! What a concept! Does this really compute? Who is meting out these shares? What do ya say?  You don't buy into this one, right ..read more

Life has a lot of darkness - just a reality.  If we choose to focus on those dark shadows, another reality is that we increase our suffering! If we go to the 'they done me wrong' songs, the 'why me' tunes,the 'it's not fair' stories, we draw attention to those dark places… where it is really easy to get stuck! The alternative is to acknowledge the shadow places and people, to look for ..read more