surprising waves of grief

Posted by on May 7, 2009 in 3 Good Things, birthday, meditation, mindfulness, power of now, relationships, this i believe, Uncategorized | 2 comments I’m back from my world travels!  Yayyyy!  Greece was beautiful and I look forward to returning to that part of the world.  I lived in Izmir, Turkey when I was younger and loved it.  It was a magical time in my life. Being in this part of the world again caught me by suprise.  The first couple of days I was PRICKLY!  My dear daughter only had to look at me sideways and I would start...
read more

peer pressure

Posted by on Mar 2, 2009 in mindfulness | 0 comments If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I have given up driving over the speed limit for Lent.  The other day, I found myself on one of the country roads that wind through the hills of East Tennessee and lead to my house.  The speed limit on this slow winding road is 35 mph.  I usually travel between 45 and 50 mph on this stretch of going home. Apparently the driver of the...
read more

Mingling Holding On & Letting Go

Posted by on Feb 19, 2009 in fresh fruit, mindfulness, power of now, relationships, this i believe, Uncategorized | 0 comments All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. – Havelock Ellis
read more

Holding On Letting Go

Posted by on Feb 19, 2009 in mindfulness, power of now, this i believe | 0 comments We humans have a shared habit.  We are often hold onto things that hurt us and let go of things that help us rather than the other way around.  Two sides of the same coin, this holding on and letting go. In a recent conversation with a group of extraordinary women, we drifted into exploring the very human tendency to hold on.  We hold on to old hurts, regrets, resentments, expectations.  We...
read more

Show up

Posted by on Jan 21, 2009 in fresh fruit, mindfulness | 0 comments Show up.  Show up fully with fresh eyes in this new day, in this new moment and so will I.
read more

Expanding Into The Present Moment

Posted by on Jan 21, 2009 in mindfulness, power of now | 0 comments For a long time now, I’ve asked my daughter to teach me to cook. More than once, she declined. Instead, she’s chosen to teach me ABOUT cooking via her favorite things in the world, books. For Christmas she gave me two books in her series of “Teaching Mama about Cooking.” The first book The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection, opened my eyes to the experience of...
read more