Being Consciously Thankful
It’s that time of year — the holidays — a time in which we reflect, slow down, celebrate and express our gratitude, love and forgiveness. Many of us have so much for which we are thankful. Even if we have faced financial and emotional struggles this past year, we are so fortunate in many ways. […]
The Difference a Day Makes
The 10 o’clock news: It’s often hard to watch. Stories of car crashes and fires, teenage sex trafficking, ridiculous political candidates, senseless murders and unending wars. Night after night, I tune in. I watch. I listen. And, sometimes, I cry. The stories are often heart-breaking. It is, of course, difficult to hear about all of […]
A Bridge to a Better Day
How many of us revere certain musicians? Athletes? Movie stars? For many, they are role models. They are sources of inspiration. They are idols. But, of course, they are just people — people about whom we don’t even know that much. Yes, many people should be admired for their great talents, their amazing road to […]
I Surrender to the Day
It’s been almost a month now since the kids have been back in school. And while they seemed to adjust to the new routines rather effortlessly, many of us parents are still feeling caught in a cycle of chaos. We long for the routine-free days of summer. We miss the ease of no schedules, activities […]
The Devil’s Workplace May Be Heavenly …
They say idle time is the devil’s workplace. As adults, we have learned to understand the meaning behind this saying: When we have too much time on our hands, it can open the door to trouble and temptation. This is what we have been taught. This is how we’ve been trained to think. But, have […]
Rejecting Fear
Many of us sail through the days busily, hurriedly and unaware. We are unaware of the devastation that occurs in our world; we are unaware of the fragility of life; we are unaware of the pain that our neighbors are experiencing. And, thankfully, we are unaware, for could you imagine living life full of dread […]
An Accidental Altruistic Act (and some accidental alliteration, as well …)
So many of us have been complaining that we are so busy this time of year — it’s the end of the school year, time to start packing the kids up for camp, time for graduations and parties and preparing kids for college and time to kickstart summer and get our bodies outside and active. […]
A Spring Cleanse
The sun is finally out here in Chicago, and, after a long, grey winer, it actually feels like Spring is here. I am eager to get outside and walk and think and be … but, for some reason, I feel compelled to clean and organize today. I guess it’s that Spring Cleaning thing — that […]
Tune Out to Tune In
I was just watching The Daily Show, and Jon Stewart and Billy Crystal were joking about the infiltration of technology into our daily lives. They were teasing that people are constantly on their Blackberries and are texting each other while making love and tweeting while out for dinner. Stewart joked that it shows that we […]
“The Man Who Told Everything”
It was one of those mornings in which getting out of bed was more challenging than usual. My head was heavy — the culmination of a lingering cold and a mind-racing night of thoughts — and I was just dragging. This continual white sky that greeted me as I looked out the cold window wasn’t […]
