Panic-Inducing Thoughts

Panic-Inducing Thoughts

What sets off anxiety and panic attacks for you? What are your tricks and strategies for backing out of them?

Balance of Plans and This Moment

Balance of Plans and This Moment

The key is doing both things: make plans AND stay open to the delights in the dust, the play in puddles of rain, and the joys of the journey. Sometimes the biggest prize is in this unexpected moment.

Grief for the Untold Story

Grief for the Untold Story

The grief of the untold story haunts the heart. Find your words and write them now, in cards and letters, journals and drop-dead boxes. The stories—the writing and the sharing—have healing power.

Without Integrity

Without Integrity

I’m still sorting out my own authenticity, so who am I to wag an accusatory finger, even from a place of love? Who am I to criticize someone else’s hazardous behavior and choices? But then again, am I without integrity if I don’t? Who am I if I don’t speak up?

Relieving or Reliving?

Relieving or Reliving?

Healthy sharing of pain is important and necessary, and is healthier still with self-awareness and mindfulness. Healthy sharing culminates in relieving, not reliving, the pain. 

The Gravy of Mardi Gras

The Gravy of Mardi Gras

Where’s the gravy? Throw me something, mister!
What’s the point of the parade if you don’t return with ten pounds of plastic treasures around your neck?