If a frog is put into very hot water, it will jump out immediately. If a frog is put in normal temperature water, you can turn the heat up degree by degree, and the frog will accommodate to the heat until it is too late. (At least, that's the story – and it serves my... Learn More

Yesterday, I took my granddaughter, Hayleigh, still chronologically 6 years old, to the movies – a celebration for testing for her Yellow Belt in TaeKwonDo. She aced the test. Ceremony on Tuesday. The Smurf movie – how innocuous is that?!  I was regarding this time as Granddaughter/Grandmother time, wanting to make sure it was something... Learn More

For my birthday in June, several friends got together and gifted me with a whole day in a luxurious spa – The Trellis at the Houstonian Hotel, a 5-star establishment known for all the notables it hosts. Wanting to share this experience, I invited my friend Rhonda Schlatter to come too, knowing she was overdue... Learn More

Last week I had the great good fortune to talk with one of my soul sisters, Wendy Bouman in Durban, South Africa (I LOVE Skype)!  In the process of that conversation, she mentioned a difficulty she was having with someone who appeared to be emotionally needy much of the time. I understood. There have been... Learn More

Way back in the day, I didn't know how to be alone. I was normalized to the press of people that comes with being in a big family. The advantages of a big family are legion, a downside is not knowing how to BE when there's no stimulus from anyone – no one to react/respond... Learn More

There is a hermit, alive and well, residing in my psyche. Growing up in a nuclear family of 10, plus my grandmother and an aunt and uncle, plus various and sundry other folks that we included on a regular basis, didn't allow anything remotely resembling "alone time" – for anyone. When I was 16, we... Learn More