AIMLESS   -   Amy’s meandering thoughts about life, love and balance

*I have a new blog called A PEACEFUL SPLIT. You can find it (and follow it) at www.apeacefulsplit.com. It is for people who are going through relationship changes or a divorce. I thought today’s post would be relevant to all, so I’m sharing it with you here: It’s sixty degrees right now, on January 29th, […]

Over the weekend, a friend asked me why I haven’t blogged for so long. I immediately responded that I have been so busy with new projects and the holidays and that I’ll be writing soon. It is true: I have been busy. But, the additional unspoken truth is something I needed to evaluate. Why had […]

I expect the sweat. I expect the burn. I expect the pain. But, the tears surprise me every time. And, of course, I’m not alone. Many of you have been there, too: You’re in the midst of a great yoga class; you’re feeling good and strong; you are completely present, in the moment; and then, […]

I have always been keenly aware of the concept of PERSPECTIVE. We all approach the world from our own individual vantage points: What is important or sad or joyous for me may elicit an opposite reaction from another person. Perspective is something that many of us need to be reminded of on a regular basis. […]

I am re-posting something that I wrote two years ago, before this website was in existence. Many anxious moms and dads have been talking to me about the feelings they are experiencing as they send their kids off to camp. I think this blog offers a helpful perspective, and because of its timeliness, I am […]

The celebrations that accompany kids becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah are often considered to be unnecessary and excessive. Movies, Saturday Night Live skits and TV shows have all entertainingly mocked the idea of these parties that follow. In many cases, the parties are a bit over indulgent. It’s easy to judge from the outside […]

It’s Spring. It’s National Poetry Month. It’s a time of renewal, of hope, of opportunity, of lyrical words. Yet, I’m going to write about something that might make many of you want to stop reading immediately. Be forewarned: I’m writing about death. I had so many great headlines for this post, but I knew that […]

Last weekend, there was a theme that kept emerging … a subject that wouldn’t leave my mind. It was about our place here on this Earth. The conversation began Friday night at my daughter’s soccer game. I was talking with a dad, and we got into the topic of life, death, our brief time here, […]

My son Ben has a friend who recently lost his father (Neal) to a brief battle with cancer. It was unexpected, as death often is, yet it was even more so as this young father was only in his 50s and had just been diagnosed with the devastating disease weeks before. Ben decided he wanted […]

Many people who practice yoga can relate to an experience I had this evening while participating in a beauitufl charity yoga event: I started to cry while in the midst of a pose. Now, this isn’t the first time this has happened to me, and it actually is common for many as we release so […]