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 […]
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 […]
Embrace Sadness and Reap Joy
Feel the pain; find the joy. Yes, it can be done. The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) group that I periodically join in as facilitator poignantly teaches me this yin yang of life. A bicycle accident leaves a man bereft of his ‘old’ life. He survives but he loses his life as he knew it. His […]
Resiliencey from Holocaust Survivors
I was recently asked to facilitate a session for a Holocaust survivor support group. The topic was resilience. Now this is a subject that resonates strongly for me as I feel it’s the key to coping and handling life’s curvy and bumpy roads. However, as I got to thinking about my actual presentation, I thought […]
10 Ways Towards Self-Rejuvenation
This week I was a part of two groups where the topic of discussion was self-care. In one group I was the facilitator for a group of moms whose children are in a rehabilitation hospital, critically ill due to accidents or illnesses. Ten years ago I was actually one of those moms whose daughter was […]
Honoring the Miracle of My Daughter’s Life By Seizing Life Now
I’ve always been a seizer, of opportunities that is. However, since 2002, I’ve become a mindful and intentional seizer. In July 2002 my middle daughter,Nava, miraculously alive and basically recovered, walked out of her rehab hospital after a year-long medical crisis. I felt a strong need to honor her miraculous survival and recovery. And so […]
Alex Blackwell on “Saying Yes To Change”
As many of you know, I do monthly interviews with inspirational people who have ‘successfully’ risen above their personal challenges to rebuild their lives with meaning, purpose and joy. I have been given a wonderful opportunity here – the chance to interview a most inspirational blogger who has just published his first book. I am […]