I’ve been thinking about what it takes to be a Healthy Woman, Happy Woman (HWHW). Well, I SHOULD be thinking about it, given that that’s the name I’ve given to my brand. 😉 We women have so many demands placed on us that we sometimes lose sight of ourselves and our most intrinsic needs. I […]
Not fitting in
I’m in January mode: a bit mellow after the holidays but abuzz with dreams and hopes that I’m eager to see realized. With those dreams and hopes comes a putting on of the “big girl pants”: paying attention to and acting decisively on matters about which I’ve been lax or disinterested. Like creating a will […]
Three things I know to be true
These three things I know to be true. There are others, but these are the primary ones right now. I am loved, and I am the giver of love. Even when everything in life seems to be saying the opposite, you know that you know that you know that your love bucket can never […]
I’m not here for the fear!
My getaway bag was packed. After 9/11, I got caught up in the hype about being prepared in case another terrorist act occurred. Living near the capital of the free world–a most likely spot for terrorists to attack, again–I took the dire warnings to heart. So I got the recommended duffle bag ready: Underwear and […]
Three reasons to pursue “Pura Vida”
I finally took a well-needed vacation before I lost my last quarter-inch of sanity. Life felt like it was literally draining out of me via stress, sickness, and exhaustion. My very dear friend Marguerite opened her lovely home in Costa Rica to me and hung out with me at Asclepios Spa Retreat for a few […]
What if we removed the mask?
“Hi! How are you?” “Fine, thank you.” Nothing could be further from the truth! And both speakers intuitively know it. But who really wants to know how you’re doing? Twenty-first century living doesn’t seem to lend itself to genuine disclosure. It just takes up too much time, and it gets … complicated. Or does it? […]
You DO have time!
Yes, you do have time … for what truly matters to you. I’ve spent a few months playing a real-life version of the game “Beat The Clock” in which there never seemed to be enough time in the day. Or night. I’d come to the end of a weekend and wish there was room somewhere […]
Four ways to avoid a fragmented life
This week, the images of a shattered mirror and a defragmented disk have been recurring in my mind. I won’t get all deep and spooky and read more into it than necessary. I interpreted it as God’s way of getting me to recognize the fragmentation that results when we have too many fingers in the […]
