As someone who meditates everyday and also leads group meditations, one of my most powerful tools is guided imagery. It works as an object of focus, similar to the breath, helping to guide your thoughts. This means there’s no focusing … Continued
I love books. I’m an avid reader, between 50 and 75 a year, and most of those are digital downloads from the library. It saves both paper and money, so win-win. It’s not that I prefer digital over printed – … Continued
I’ve been doing this whole meditation gig for a while now. You’d think it would be easy for me to stay focused. You’d think I wouldn’t be lured by distractions. Yet here I am, in the midst of my weekly … Continued
To say these are challenging times is an understatement. World events, assaults to the environment, human rights violations, division, violence, many would say this is a difficult time to witness. I’ve struggled a bit lately with my own place amidst … Continued
This year I’m trying something new. I’m starting my tax preparation on February 1st with a goal to have it ready for the accountant by February 16. I even put it on my calendar. Yes, I said February, not April. … Continued
I’ve been given many opportunities to practice mindfulness lately. Sometimes the benefits of my practice are clear – more patience, compassion, empathy, non-judgment and calm. Other times … well, there’s nothing pretty down that road. Such was the case during … Continued
This week we welcomed a new year, and so a new Word of the Year (WOTY). And for 2026, the word is … connect! The word for 2025 was adventure! And oh, what an adventurous year it was. So much … Continued
I have had relatively little stress in the past few years. We live simply and our expenses are low, so when I lost a big chunk of my graphic design business to Covid, we were able to weather it well … Continued
There is a term in Buddhism, Karuna, that is an active empathetic response to the suffering of others. Karuna recognizes that we are all connected, that your suffering is my suffering, and it moves us to act to help alleviate … Continued
I take my WOTY (Word Of The Year) very seriously, so we just did a thing. We bought a new house! That means we’ll be moving two times in the last year and a half – whew! This move will … Continued