Many of you are arriving at the end of this summer feeling weary, and wondering how you can continue to be present while things go from bad to worse. It might be stuff in your personal life, or it could be facing the daily horrors of our world. We wander in the wilderness of all that is happening right now. When I am in this place, I look to core stories Continue Reading
Love Fiercely
I wrote this poem, Love Fiercely, when I turned 50. I'm reminded of it today when it is clear that while much may not be in my control, how I live my life, IS. What we pay attention to matters. Love fiercely, Do not be afraid of giving your all, Find friends who bring out the best in you, who make you laugh, even at yourself… Accept your Continue Reading
Growing Into Self Acceptance
Sometimes it takes many, many years to finally rest into who you uniquely are. This acceptance comes with the enormous relief that you don't have to try so hard to be anything other than who you are right this minute. WHAT IF from this moment forward, your life task was to settle into your own self - to learn how to express what only YOU can bring into Continue Reading
Three Mindfulness Lessons From The Wilderness
It's usually high summer when we enter the wilderness in the Jewish calendar - by that I mean the book of B'midbar (also known as the Book of Numbers) in the Torah. It's filled with fascinating juicy stories of rebellions and challenges. It's like the adolescence of the Israelite people as we wander for 40 years. Here's an intro to the piece I published on Continue Reading