There is a theme that has been playing over and over throughout my life. Helpless and voiceless.

Too many people around me are suffering with illness and challenges. I feel hopeless and helpless. I worry I'm next.

When I sit in silence, sometimes I grasp my opposite wrist. I feel my bones nestled neatly under my skin. We're spiritual beings in bodies

I have the ability to imagine anything I want. I learned to prepare for the worst so I got really good at imagining worse-case scenarios.

Yesterday was a day in my history. I lived without a net. I stayed in the present. I didn’t look forward or back. It was a free day.

I am grateful for the sunshine today. Sunshine has broken free from the darkness. June has broken free from May. And it’s a new day!

I've lived my life in fear. I had an inside infrastructure designed to keep me safe. Making a commitment has changed everything and nothing.

I’ve decided to put a wall mirror in my meditation room. Nothing fancy. Just something I can gaze at to reinforce my accountability.

I once dug myself into a hole so deep that I had no idea how I would get out. It became my secret. And my burden.

On this marked day of renewal for life, for love, for all sentient beings on this Earth, I offer this prayer.

I have lost my ability to sing. I wonder if my tender emotions have been part of it. So I went on a retreat to learn to love myself.

I was on a path where I was receptive and open. When one is in that state, one never knows the form the teacher will take.

I remember the day I started a support group for parents and caregivers of chronically ill and special needs children. It didn't go well.

I've talked about my commitment to serenity. I make it sound so simple. Words are easy to say. But how to truly live by them?

I’ve read that core beliefs are a person’s most central ideas about themselves. Everything's filtered through them. Even if they aren't true

I’ve learned how important it is to honor my needs, not deny them. Now I bow to the wisdom of my vessel and honor the inner alarms.

The love in this valley goes beyond love of self, love of other. I am in love but I do not know with whom.

My silence is a gift. My mind is a gift. My heart is a gift. My human vessel is a gift. I am in charge of rising. I am in charge.

I grew up with many rules to follow. Until one day I bumped up against a loss so great I fell in. When I fell in, all these rules fell too

There is a new normal coming and I don’t know what it looks like. My intention is to stand at the helm of my boat with my sea legs adjusting