Ding! Pay attention.
Do you ever have the experience of something that keeps coming back in one form or another? Last fall, I wrote about a beautiful poem...
Can't see the sunset for the trees
What to focus on? The beautiful sunset? Or the starkly beautiful trees? Sometimes life is like one of those optical illusions -- is it...
In praise of routines, but then again...
I have to admit, it's been a crazy week. And when routines are disrupted, as mine have been this week, it brings a greater appreciation...
... and a happy new day
Tonight, on this first evening of the year, if the sky is clear, go outside and look up at the full supermoon -- and celebrate. It's a...
Merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas And a happy new year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear. As we turn from the dark toward the light, I'd...
Fully saturated
Every year, like clockwork, I reach a saturation point about a week before Christmas. I lose all my Christmas spirit, I dwell on all the...
No strings attached
O, season of giving; you are upon us!! (Speaking of giving, please be sure to read all the way to the end. You might be interested in a...
Are we there yet???
Oh, that perennial question: Are we there yet? No. No, we are not there yet. Of all the life lessons we have to learn, this is among the...
Go outside
I've often said here that we are -- you are -- nature. Nature isn't something separate from us, something we view from an external...
A primer on mindfulness
In preparation to present the topic of mindfulness to a group of young adults this week, I thought it might be useful to revisit some of...
