A Wish List on the Wall of ‘Hippieville’
(Peace Art by Kelly Anne Tearney) En route to our weekend get-a-way at a friend’s house in the Catskill mountains (of New York), we made a spontaneous detour to Woodstock. That’s right, the hippie concert area of the late 1960’s. What a great step-back into time. Tie-dyed colors galore, guitars decorating street posts, smells of incense hitting […]
“Wild” Hits Number 1 on the NY Times Bestseller List – {Reposting} Interview with Cheryl Strayed
I am thrilled to hear that Wild just hit #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Author Cheryl Strayed had accepted my request for a blog interview back in March. So in her honor today and in my happiness for her I felt it appropos to repost her interview. And if you haven’t already done so, read this book. It’s […]
Managing Anxiety
I’m staring up at the bird on the ceiling. I’m on his wings flying off to Somewhere. Blue sky and puffy clouds surround him. This is all a great visual while I sit in the chair, my jaw hurting as I hold my mouth open as wide as I can during a painless root canal […]
Interview with Priscilla Warner – Bringing Calm to Her Life
“I haven’t had a full-blown panic attack in a couple of years. Granted, my body is not always an ocean of tranquility. I still feel lonliness, fear, and what I call the black-and-blues – the sadness I finally allow myself to feel, the sadness that panic covered up for so many years.” As many of […]
Hiking as a Metaphor for Life in Seven Lessons
Hiking – a mindful, focused, present-oriented, small step activity. I must be and do all of these as I put one foot in front of the other along the unpredictable terrain. Especially on a steep ascent or steeply declining descent where I step with intention so my feet grip the earth, the mental concentration is […]
When Painful Things Happen and You Don’t Understand Why
Today’s posting is my guest post for the Tiny Buddha inspirational blog. I am very happy to share this piece with you. It is a theme that has been with me for years. We often write about what we struggle with. Here is my angst with the Why question and how I’ve come to terms with […]
3 Ways to Live With A {Scary} Chronic Illness
My interview with Meredith Vieira on living with chronic illness {in the family} made me think back to my family’s time when we lived through my daughter, Nava’s, chronic condition of ulcerative colitis. Until it get managed well with the proper medicines, it was obviously difficult and emotionally painful to watch a loved one (in […]
“Illness is a Family Affair”: Interview with Meredith Vieira
I am so excited to put out this month’s interview with Meredith Vieira. As most of you know Ms. Vieira is a journalist and TV personality. She was the original talk show host of The View and co-hosted the Today show, the NBC early morning news program. She currently hosts the TV game show, Who […]
Optimism Yields a Quick Fix
There’s always a first time. I had a first this past weekend – a flat tire on my bicycle. I am not an avid biker; I bike for leisure and pleasure every now and then. This Sunday was a perfect spring day here in New York and I woke up saying to hubby Alan, “let’s […]
Have You Got Guts? Tune Into Your Intuition: Interview with Angela Artemis
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” Albert Einstein This quote says it all. There is a part of us that is way under-utilized. The gift of our own inner voice speaking to […]