Acceptance is important in this fluidity. I could be crying from a current news item and then notice a bright red cardinal on my deck.

My awareness is a gift My intention is the rudder My breath is my fuel

Back in the late eighties I was involved in a small UCC church in western Massachusetts. My children were elementary school age. My daughter had survived her...

As I walk one day at a time into the unknown future not knowing what to expect while believing I will adapt to the changes at hand, I am struck by the famili...

In the mid 80’s I was in weekly therapy dealing with my new-born terminally-ill child. I made it a habit to go to a bookstore after my appointment and just w...

EMOTIONAL FITNESS Excerpted from http://www.mattkahn.org/blog “Your heart doesn’t just require exercise, but a daily dose of loving-kindness that you were bo...

“all my life I have never heard a mother call out to her child as he or she goes off to school, “Take a lot of risks today, darling.” She is more likely to c...

The recent ice storm in Massachusetts has kept me inside for three days. I pace in front of the living room window staring at the shiny freezing ice covering...