by Marlena Fiol | Apr 3, 2020
I am honored to introduce today’s guest, Phil Cousineau. Phil is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, teacher, editor, travel leader, storyteller and TV host. We will be discussing a range of topics, such as the meaning of forgiveness and atonement, the…
by Marlena Fiol | Apr 1, 2020
“FEEL HAPPY” – created by a child in our neighborhood I’ve been given unexpected gifts. Time to Re-Focus Sure. Sometimes my monkey mind spins out of control. You probably know what that is like. But when it does, I keep reeling it back in…
by Marlena Fiol | Mar 28, 2020
Yesterday morning, Ed and I rose early to go grocery shopping, for the first time taking advantage of the one early-morning hour our neighborhood grocery store has set aside for seniors to shop before the store opens for the general public. I left the…
by Marlena Fiol | Mar 27, 2020
On our walk through our neighborhood today, Ed and I were struck by the brilliance of the blooms all around us. Spring has sprung in Oregon! But the next moment was sobering. What are all…
by Marlena Fiol | Mar 25, 2020
I just finished interviewing ten extraordinary people for the upcoming season of my podcast Becoming Who You Truly Are. The theme of the season is Forgiveness and Reconciliation. We talked about things that matter, like forgiveness and reconciliation in the face of racism, rape, war…
by Marlena Fiol | Mar 20, 2020
In Our Back Yard Yesterday “But that shadow has been serving you! What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest. You must have shadow and light source both.” –Rumi