Holding the Rough with the Smooth

It goes without saying that Covid living has been anything but easy.  The above rose poking through the fence was a delightful sighting on one of my walks and a great place to begin our talk today. I recently ordered the meditation retreat Welcoming the Unwelcome  with American Buddhist meditation teacher, Pema Chodron through Omega…

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Vulnerability…that evil word.

Vulnerability has been on my mind lately. This summer I went through something that brought this right up into my face for me to see the light of the dark. It is no surprise to me (as this tends to be my MO) I got very sick after the fall out of it all. As…

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In Transition

Transitions are often times the hardest; in between what was and what will be. The in between is often known to be the place where beauty resides whilst the pain of not knowing where the future will take you. This is the place I have been lately. In between. In fact this has been a…

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Love More, Worry Less

Love More, Worry Less….I think as I leave the day long loving kindness workshop I attended at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC) In Cambridge, MA this past Saturday. I’m irritated on the T today and I remember to breathe and say the three statements from the workshop… May I be safe and protected May I…

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Unfriend Your Friend

Friendship has been on my mind a lot lately.  I have been networking like a fiend to increase my social network and bring business in the door.  New friendships are forging at the same time that old friendships are shifting and falling away. The topic of unfriending came to mind last week when I was…

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Let it Begin With Me

Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXFeeJ6LSMc&list=RDvXFeeJ6LSMc Ah this song. So Angelic it almost feels likeit lifts you up to the clouds just by listening. The other day I was speaking with a client about the saying “Let it Begin with Me.”  It has always felt like such a…

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