Category Archives: Life
Piercings, Bullfights and The Kid With The Chicken
Today’s post came from an email I received recently from my favorite cousin, Tracy. We were pen-pals as kids, she living in New York, and I in California. Her mother, my aunt, now has Alzheimer’s disease. What follows are some of … Continue reading
Ice Cream in Calcutta
When my husband was a kid, he had ice cream once a year. At the time, ice cream –real ice cream– wasn’t available in the town of Krishnagar, West Bengal, where he grew up. Oh, they had rasagullas and gulab … Continue reading
Pulling Back the Arrow
You’ve got goals. Maybe they’re clearly defined, like words written in a notebook or images mounted on a board. Or maybe they’re more of a general idea, known only to you, like a prayer in the heart. Either way, they … Continue reading
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WE WON THE N.Y.LOTTERY! And we’re giving it all away.
Like many Lotto winners, we hesitated to reveal our identities. We were afraid that long-lost “friends” would come out of the woodwork and that we just wouldn’t know whom to trust. In addition, we needed some time to process what … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold Hard Cash, Discomfort, Fulfillment, Give-away, Hospice, Joy, Now, NY Lottery, Service
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The Truth About Santa
Do you remember when you learned the truth about Santa? Was it a precise moment? Or was it a creeping doubt that finally snuffed out the part of you that believed? For me, it was a precise moment. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Empiricism, Faith, Francis P. Church, Santa Claus, Sense Perception, Unseen Reality, Yes Virginia
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Abundance and the Noticing of It
It’s very hard to feel grateful and depressed at the same time. In fact, I’m pretty sure that feeling both grateful and depressed at the same time might be like keeping your eyes open when you sneeze: it’s impossible (but … Continue reading
On Vulnerability and Invulnerability
Lately, I’ve read a number of posts dedicated to the subject of vulnerability, most notably by Sarah Robinson of Escaping Mediocrity, who featured a tremendously powerful video presentation by Dr. Brene Brown at TEDx Houston. Dr. Brown asks: How do … Continue reading
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Tagged Authenticity, Connection, Soul, Story, Vulnerability
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Namaste. You Must Pay.
Did you hear about the “Yoga Parking Tickets” they’re giving out in Cambridge, Massachusetts? NPR did a story about it last week called, City’s Parking Tickets Tell Drivers to Strike a Yoga Pose, but I think when violators see these … Continue reading
A Pill for Heartsickness
Have you ever experienced a loss so devastating that it felt as if you’d lost your very self? I’ve never met anyone of a certain age who hasn’t. Whether it’s the end of a relationship, a health crisis, the loss … Continue reading
The Yoga of Living 