Scary Fun!

While riding my bike with a couple of friends in the Apple Cider Century we stopped by a local pumpkin patch. Scattered throughout the yard were some creatures, and I could not resist taking a couple “selfies.”  I sent this first photo to my daughter, Stacey, and she quickly wrote back, “Scary! I […]

Keys to Compassion

 It has been a day about keys. The first lesson took place at the hardware store when I was getting keys cut to our new office space. The young man behind the desk looked to be younger than my grandsons. He was helping another customer, and I entertained myself by looking at all […]

Three-Legged Stool

It has been over a year ago that I was asked to do a talk on Healing: Body, Mind, and Spirit. While the title is new, the significance of weaving together the threads of body, mind, and spirit are anything but. My first idea for a name of my healing practice was “tapestry.” […]

Unseen Helping Hands

It seems as though “stuff” comes in cycles, and this is a time when so many I know are going through so much. A twelve hour surgery (associated with a month-long stay in another state where the surgery took place); a drunk driving and a child custody case; purchasing a used car that turned out […]

What if You Never Said Can’t?

Jen Bricker was born without legs, and put up for adoption. Fortunately, she grew up in a home where the word can’t was forbidden.  She learned to tumble on a trampoline in her yard, but that was not enough for her. She went on to be the first handicapped high school tumbling campion […]

Beyond Blame: Amazing Grace

May I see that my preoccupation with the faults of others is really a smokescreen to keep me from taking a hard look at my own, as well as a way to bolster my own failing ego. May I check out the “why’s” of my blaming. (from A Day at a Time, a […]

Fears Gone!

The “theme-of-the-week” (if  a week can have a theme) has been fear. Of course, I love the plays on the word, such as false evidence appearing real. I found a website with many more. Here are just a few: Frustration, Ego, Anxiety, Resentment Forever Escaping And Retreating Frantic Efforts to Appear Recovered For […]

Bench Chat

When I saw this photo on the wall of a friend on Facebook a few days ago, I instantly had the thought I would blog about it.  This morning early, it was quite interesting to receive a text asking me if I communicate with people who have passed. I told her I learned […]

No Benefit in Worrying

A wonderful woman I have been working with is facing a surgery that has been referred to as “The Mother of All Surgeries.” She is an amazing individual, and she did her homework to find the right team to do this surgery for her. At the same time she is on this amazing […]

Past Pain

I often notice when a certain theme seems to be prevalent in the world around me. For example, I spent the past weekend with my daughter and her family. My grandson, Adam, just graduated from high school and is about two weeks away from leaving for a three-month culinary work-study experience in Italy. […]