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I’m an eldest child – to the core. A rule-following, introspective, order-loving person. Obviously, the ‘rules’ of birth-order aren’t the be-all-and-end-all of what defines us, but I will say that they hold up remarkably well within my own teeny-tiny sample set of 3 children. So, as a ‘First’, [...]

Maybe it’s because I have a teen, a pre-teen, and a getting-bigger-by-the-moment little boy who, together with their friends, demonstrate to me daily just how addicted to technology our society has become (and truth be told I’m not so far behind their over-reliance either). Maybe it’s because I [...]

I have a confession to make – I willfully skipped last month’s blog post. I felt a little guilty but, truthfully, I just couldn’t do it. When the beginning of May rolled around, I was too self absorbed in my ‘stuff’ to feel capable of sharing, so I just… didn’t. And now, having reached a […]

Today’s blog is a story time – or a brief ‘day in the life’ if you will. Because what happened today was too good not to share (and, yes, a typo just had it as a story that was ‘too god not to share’; and it very well may be that too): Last night, I […]

I’m starting this month’s blog post in seat 16C on an flight bound for Copenhagen, Denmark -yay!! (despite the 8 hours ahead of me, I probably won’t finish it here because airplane seats aren’t famous for their wonderful laptop ergonomics, nor does my seatmate seem too pleased with the [...]

Sometimes the death of a famous person hits you with an unexpectedly large pang. That’s what happened to me at the end of last month when I heard of the passing of yet another icon of my youth – the wonderful Mary Tyler Moore. Mary held a very special place in the very small world […]

It’s been a long time since I’ve had one of those days when you just need to either laugh or cry (or avoid choosing and do both). One of those days when you’ve got the anti-Midas touch and the Universe seems to have it in for you. When the most logical action would be to […]

Well not to death (that’s a bit extreme) but maybe to dis-ease… This time of year has many of us operating at a truly frenetic pace. We feel driven by end-of-year wrap-ups, and a rush to clean our slate of lingering commitments. We combine that with getting holiday ready – decorating, cooking, [...]

This week marks the 14th anniversary of the hardest/scariest day of my life. One that I expected to be among the happiest. The day my eldest son was born. Of course, I was immediately thankful for his perfect health, and quick to realize that the privilege of raising a truly special human being [...]

Harvest time – in nature and in ideas & plans. I didn’t plan it this way, but it feels perfectly in sync with the patterns nature provides that ideas, which started to take shape early this spring, are finally showing themselves in full maturity. October is going to be the month of letting [...]

As long as I live, the 2 weeks of the CNE will represent the sounding of the last fanfare of summer. I still get the hurry-up-and-cram-the-fun-stuff-in compulsion, combined with anticipation of exciting new beginnings even though now, many years past my own back-to-school experiences, nothing [...]

Okay… not really tigers and bears, but, I couldn’t resist the homage to a great movie…. Some of you had noticed that posts have been delayed this summer. That’s for good reason – I took time off for an awesome African Adventure – where we did go on safari and see lions, and zebras, and […]

I said at the beginning of the year that it was my intent to make 2016 my year of Little Miracles. What it’s turning into is my year of Making Changes – and I suppose that in itself is a little miracle. I’ve made changes for my personal health – alkalizing, energizing and exercising; and […]

I achieved Master level B.E.S.T. certification 3 years ago, and it has been my privilege to attend each Masters’ seminars since then. Each year is a different location, and a focus on a different aspect of self-work towards becoming a Master (which, as we know, is more of a journey than a [...]

I accepted a challenge in the beginning of January. I did it because it was an answer to a question I’d been afraid to ask myself. A commitment I was hesitant to make. Like many of you, I’m quite good at responding to the needs of others, and quite lacking when it comes to prioritizing […]