This holiday, rather than attending bigger parties that I often frequent, I chose to spend time with family and friends at home, with...

"There is no harm in repeating a good thing." -- Plato Mind is a powerful thing. It drives us in ways conscious and unconscious, so...

“I can’t change the world, but I can change the world in me” — Bono Very often, I witness or listen to or read something that sparks a...

I was recently reflecting on conflict, and the self-judgment we can experience when an issue arises. We either default to blaming...

I’m having a fun summer! Not the travel-around-the-world kind of summer, but the ride-the-bike-in-the-sun, dance-Tango,...

My attention, now more often than ever, is caught by the moments when people describe the ongoing stress and overwhelm in their lives,...

For anyone who knows me, you know I LOVE Argentine Tango dancing! It’s such a joy to dance and learn this complex and intricately-woven...

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” ― Thich...

Usually, when a negative thought arises, we follow that thread, enable it, and it often takes us into a rumination that increases the...

A couple of things as we enter this new year. First, we have gotten a bit walloped here in California with rains. We need the rain no...

I was listening to a talk show about depression, and the guest “expert” being interviewed was talking about the complexities and spectrum...

I notice that when I use one of these older common phrases, where the word “kill” or “die” (this pasta is ‘to die for’) is in it, I...

August 2022: Blog Everything is energy. The more we are aware of this, the more mindful we become of how energy flows and how we attract...

“I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve.” —Matthew McConnaughey I’m not even sure where the impetus to write about guilt came...

I was talking with a friend recently about Peace on Earth. We want Peace on Earth…right? It’s been around for a long time, this...

I’ve been thinking, and talking, a lot lately about the causes of personal and collective suffering. It is clear we have complicated our...

OK, first I just need to say in full transparency that writing this blog was challenging! I love it when I feel inspired by an idea,...

Nowadays that title above is a loaded one, and will likely ruffle some feathers. It seems that we currently live in a culture where...

The conversation for many of us these days is how technology is undermining our connectivity…how we spend more time looking down at or...

I was playing some relaxing piano music the other day and a client told me they experienced it as depressing. I found it soothing,...