At some point in life we find ourselves surrounded by seeming chaos; for many of us this happens often. Relationships spin out of control, we lose someone or something dear, our bodies aren’t healthy, finances unravel, everything we’ve worked so hard for falls apart....read more
Most of us know what it feels like to face what seems like impossible problems. Once your mind agrees that the problem is, in fact, impossible to solve, it stops trying to solve it and becomes focused on all the negative outcomes and results. From there you slip into...read more
Years ago, my (then) husband suffered a devastating stroke. He was young, healthy and vibrant and I loved him tremendously. One afternoon, we were pursuing our dreams and celebrating our five-year-old daughter, the next I was standing in intensive care, praying he...read more
An angel disguised as a childcare center worker taught me how to meditate when I was five-years-old. She gave me access to an invulnerable source of power and a place of refuge that has sustained me through the darkest times. She also taught me to get quiet and ask...read more
As a child, I was taught that when someone affronts you, you should turn your other cheek to them. The implication was that you should not react, not respond, be faithful and forgiving and let them strike your other cheek. As I’ve walked the journey of my life...read more
We all endure losses, big and small, some more intense than others, and some of us experience more than others, but we all go through it sooner or later. For me, the experience of loss and grief is what I would imagine being dropped out of a plane into the middle of a...read more
