Compassion for others begins with compassion for ourself
I am reading a remarkable book called The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, and, as with Coelho's The Alchemist, I'm a...
It has to be true; everyone says so!
Last week, I walked into my doctor's office and handed her a printout I had found online about the black walnut tree. There's one right...
Follow your path
You are always walking a path. Whether it's with your body, mind or soul, you are on a journey that is yours and yours alone. By body, I...
Ode to fall in Connecticut
I used to loathe fall. Fall meant school, a schedule, dark mornings, cold weather and, worst of all -- winter! I was a summer girl,...
And the seasons, they go 'round and 'round
Indeed the seasons do go 'round and 'round. The Circle Game has long been one of my (and was one of my dad's) favorite songs. It's a...
Change is good.
I hope you got my message earlier this week that Intentional Acts is changing to Meg Reilly 360. Yes, change is afoot! Change is not...
All you need is love
Unless you live way off the grid, you know this has been the week of the Pope. I will admit to being skeptical two and a half years ago...
Sometimes the simple answer is best.
Occam's razor: Go for the simplest solution. There are weeks when I have no idea what to write about. Not that I haven't had a million...
Seize the day!
I just finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I feel like I'm the last one to pick this up and read it. In fact, it was the 25th...
Got a problem? Good for you!
Many years ago, I worked with a young designer who always reframed problems as opportunities. If the words wouldn't fit on a page, it...