Mindful Self-Care: When My Life Spins Out of Control
Not At My Best This Morning This morning I woke up feeling like my life was in a tailspin. I won’t list all of the reasons why. Let me just say that I’m behind on just about…
Your Authentic Life: Taking Steps While Already Home
My Podcast Interview Today with Arno Michaelis This week I’ve been writing about the paradox underlying Thich Nhat Hanh’s message: Still taking steps and already home. I ended Wednesday’s blog with, “I wish to be fully present, even as Ed and I…
“Continue Under All Circumstances. Don’t Be Tossed Away” – My Interview with Nita Sweeney
Nita described herself as a 49-year-old overweight woman suffering from crippling depression and bipolar disorder, when she caught the running bug. Her first run lasted 60 seconds, but she kept running just a…
Personal Transformation: What’s Wrong With Being in the Moment?
Here’s a tiny glimpse into my life in 1984: I have moved to Stamford CT with my two children, aged 8 and 12, and a just-married-to second husband. I finished my PhD coursework at the University of Illinois but have not yet begun…
Your Authentic Life: My Destiny’s Asleep in my Soul
August 26, 1943 – my dad on the left and my mom on the right – the day after their wedding, at the Newton, Kansas train depot, on their way to Paraguay, South America. Little did they know, on that day, what the map…
“If You Can’t Believe It, Then It Probably Won’t Happen” – My Interview With Cherie Kephart
Imagine you’re in your early 30s, you’re in a wheelchair, hallucinating, barely able to follow the doctor’s speech. It’s Friday. And he says,” You’re not going to make it until Monday.”…