I found this beautiful quote from Thich Nhat Hanh- "To meditate is to come home to yourself" In my opinion, this captures the essence of the spiritual path one takes when you are emotionally …
Running against the wind
One of my few early childhood memories is of a very blustery day, in which the wind was whipping all around our house. Since I was a little girl, I have loved the feeling of the wind on my body and …
Cancer’s collateral damage
When you are diagnosed with a life threatening illness, you do your best to "get it out" or take care of it as quickly as possible. The choices you have to make may put you in between a rock and a …
Accessing our sphere of influence
When your life is in turmoil, one can easily feel that things are spinning out of control. Our day in and day out "routines" can lull us into a false sense of security, and then all of the sudden …
Being young and having cancer
If you have been reading my blog, you may already know that I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 40. While this certainly is young, I was blessed with already having children, being in a long term, …
Be wary of the illusion of control
I am a planner, I love to analyze and strategize. I am a dreamer. And I do my best to be a realist in the midst of it all. So keeping that in mind... Everywhere you look, it is easy to hear …