“Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful.”
Read MoreAs I write this, I’m preparing to take a spring break trip with my daughter and I know a lot of people are also doing something special for spring break.
Many years ago, I lost my infant daughter, Catherine Rose, and my mother was there with me, in my grief, to hold space for me.
Read MoreWhen you have someone present with you, it helps you go to a beautiful place. You can be bold and daring and plunge into feelings you’ve been avoiding.
Read MoreThanks to inclement weather, my recent retreat in Hawaii did not go quite as I expected. It was a lesson I thought was complete.
Read More“Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words.” --Carl Jung
Read MoreAs we approach Halloween and Day of the Dead, I like to tune into the connection between spirit and matter.
Read MoreMaybe I should have known better, but recently I reposted something on Facebook about respect. Or at least that was the message that spoke to me.
Read MoreIt’s back-to-school season and as my daughter starts her senior year I’m in a state of amazement. Am I really almost at the next stage of parenting?
Read MoreThis week, three people sent me an article about Dr. Joseph Mercola, the multi-millionaire osteopath who began his practice in the Chicago area. Dr. Mercola is now considered the #1 spreader of vaccine disinformation worldwide.
Read MoreA few days ago, just hours after the summer solstice, a tornado came tearing through the western suburbs of Chicago and touched down roughly two miles from my house.
Read MoreFifteen days ago I committed to doing thirty minutes of Whalebreathing every day for ninety days. With each passing day, I’m becoming more aware of how much my body is waking up.
Read MoreAs we come out of a difficult year, we have to balance our desire to get moving with the reality that nesting has become pretty comfortable! We may want to stay in one place, but we’re being called to move forward into a new paradigm.
Read MoreRecently, my daughter came home after a hard day feeling scattered and overwhelmed. She needed me to listen to her without giving advice.
Read MoreLast week my former husband Israel lost his mother to COVID-19. This happened three weeks after he lost his father, also to COVID-19.
Read More“Life is so inherently flawless, even when emotions get suppressed, the Universe gently moves you one step closer to cultivating the strength and courage to face your feelings directly.”
Read MoreSome astronomers believe that the “star of Bethlehem” in the Nativity story was actually a conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars.
Read More“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” –Carl Jung
Read MoreIt was as if I heard a clear voice ask: Why hang on to the pain? I realized that it is okay to let go of suffering and acknowledge that my body has been doing the best it can.
Read MoreMy first whale encounter occurred in Tonga, an island near Fiji. I had never been on a plane for 15 hours, and had never flown over so much ocean.
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