Celebrating the Light!
I love long days of sunshine, and so the first day of summer is special to me. This year, summer begins at 2:14 am PDT on Tuesday, June 21 here in the northern hemisphere, also known as the Summer Solstice. … Continued
How Binging on HGTV Helped me Through Loss
Last week was a travel week for my husband and me. We spent a week in Houston along with 11,000 other Rotarians from around the world for the Rotary International Convention. It wasn’t the best week of travel. While waiting … Continued
Why You Need More AWE in Your Life
Recently, I spent a spectacular spring day in one of my favorite places, with a beautiful group of women, including my friend Kellie Flanagan. We were forest bathing. Kellie is a staff writer for the local Mariposa Gazette newspaper and … Continued
Be Part of the Solution
In the midst of yet another senseless act of violence, how are we ever to move forward? Because the reality is, we can’t go back. How do we come together, putting aside our differences for the greater good? I’m a … Continued
What’s on Your Bucket List?
How many of you have bucket lists? I do. This might sound counter to mindfulness, or present moment awareness, but mindfulness does not preclude making plans for the future. It just means that you don’t want to get attached to … Continued
The Magic of Tiny Things
Last week was a good week. With three Forest Bathing groups, I was doing what I love, spending time in nature, and meeting some pretty cool people in the process. Each time I take a group out, I have a … Continued
Giving Cats Equal Time
Okay cat lovers, today I’m giving equal time to pets of the feline variety. In the past, I’ve written about “How to be More Like a Dog,” and there’s just as much we can learn from cats. You may have … Continued
The Shortest Distance Between Two People
My husband and I laugh a lot, often over the most mundane things. This morning it was over the way he was folding his napkin. Go figure. Laughter, it turns out, is a great form of stress relief. So to … Continued
Less stress, more calm
April is Stress Awareness Month and each year I like to share a bit about the causes of stress as well as ways to reduce stress. For most of us, when we think of stress, we think of those times … Continued
And Mindful Travel, Too
Spring is here and summer travel plans are underway. So, as a mindfulness guide, I had to ask myself: Can we make travel more enjoyable by practicing mindfulness? Let me preface this by saying, travel is often not very environmentally … Continued