The 5 L’s for living a long, fulfilling life

The 5 L’s for living a long, fulfilling life

As the sale and emptying of my Florida home move forward, I find perspective is needed. I see nothing but uncompleted tasks, unfinished projects, unmanaged details, and no clear plan for them all. So when I read this little article, it put my inner stresses into...
Life: The Play of Resisting & Receiving

Life: The Play of Resisting & Receiving

There have been times when my life seemed stuck. I wanted out of something, or at minimum, wished it could be different, but circumstances wouldn’t budge. I couldn’t find clarity, patience, or even acceptance about how life was. Anger, frustration,...
Life and Love

Life and Love

Love has come home to roost. I´ve had 61 years living with periods of struggle, confusion, and pain, interspersed with such sweet moments, hoping I could be free of the former and stay in the later, yet never succeeding. The pain had me frantically seeking-...
What Matters

What Matters

The last time I left the Bay Area to return to Florida, I did not want to go. Of course, I wanted to see my son. And I was looking forward to going to Canada afterward to see my 90-year-old aunts, uncles, and other family members. But honestly, it was as if the cells...

Quiet Doesn´T Mean ¨Not Talking¨

I’ve watched many things fall away in my life, some by choice, and others not. The most significant gifts have been everything I’ve let go of to become more present, aware, and quiet. Quiet doesn’t mean “not talking,” just like stillness...
End Of Year Message

End Of Year Message

¨…Returning to ourselves is a road we choose, with all the twists and turns and seeming cul-de-sacs that come with following— or indeed, forging— an uncertain path. In my experience, we are never as close as we think and never as far as we fear.¨ Gabor Mate, MD Wow, I...