A Need to “No”

A Need to “No” ~ We regularly encounter things in our lives that seem really hard to do. Rising to a challenge that seems insurmountable, coping with an unwanted diagnosis, committing to important lifestyle changes, and saying goodbye to someone we care...

Safe Harbor

Respite~ When times are rough, there are few things better than being held in a beloved friend or family member’s arms. Surrendering to the embrace of someone who really cares and can be there for us seems to make everything okay. The love and acknowledgment of our...

Smile

Email Brain Gym ~ I have this friend who shall remain nameless in this essay. He is the undisputed master of the terse reply. At least in texts and emails. He excels at the one-word answer and has taken to new heights the less-than-complete sentence.  I sometimes...

A Meaningful Life

Later in Life ~ I am blessed to work with, play with, and teach lots of people who are past mid-life, many of who are WAY past midlife! I have beautiful and enthusiastic seniors in their 90s who come to me for counseling and who attend my dance, yoga, and exercise...