Just a typical summer evening in my kitchen…how can you not look on the bright side with this scenery?   Being a person who has a sudden and fierce interest in happiness is not always met with happiness. I have noticed that as I discuss with people my material and this blog that it has…

The idea for this post came from a reader who shared her story of healing from  trauma.  She made me realize that something was missing from our discussion on practicing non attachment to our wounds in our chat Living Beyond Limits  Forgiveness first to ourselves and then towards those who have harmed us is crucial in…

So I have been on hiatus for the past week.  Spending time within; resting and restoring.  It’s a time of big change, not just for myself, but for most people these days.  A lesson I learned along the way is knowing when to hold em and when to fold em.  The ability to know when…

  On this dreary gray humid weekend, I have taken again to my obsession with Ted Talks. Robert Thurman, the first American to be ordained as a Tibetan monk by the Dali Lama, lectured on compassion in this talk. It was amazing. Why you ask. Well because he reminded me of some very interesting aspects…

Labor Day weekend has me in a reflective mood.  It’s been just over three months since I started my journey in being partially self employed and it has been a wild ride thus far.  Boston saw three double rainbows this summer and four within the last year.  To me this is no coincidence.  Astrologers have…

Trees, trees oh how I love trees.  They always make me feel so stable.  My favorite trees are in Ireland.  These are from Wicklow Gardens in Wicklow, Co.  The trees in Ireland are so old and beautiful.  They seem to hold the history of the land.  Stories that can only be shown not told.  Ireland…