One of the things of which I am most glad in my life was telling my mother that I hoped I would be as good a mother as she was. She was born to be a gateway for children (there were 8 of us) and to nurture them into adulthood. From her I learned to... Learn More

In a time long ago, in South Lake Tahoe, a beautiful resort area, I did a one day ropes course. One of our ventures was the tyrolean traverse – which means dangling parallel from a rope which is stretched between two mountains of similar height, and pulling yourself along the rope from one to the... Learn More

This book was given to me by Diana Makens, my good friend and support partner. It looked interesting, and I put it down and read something else. A few days later, I picked it up again, and started reading. I read this book in sections – unusual for me. After I got past the part... Learn More

Most of the time, my house looks fairly orderly. However, when my suitcases are half-unpacked in my bedroom and my bed is unmade, I know my soul is in trouble. The longer it stays that way, the more trouble I'm in. Conversely, when my home is clean and organized, it is either because I am... Learn More

92 people get the Swine Flu and everybody wants to wear a mask.A million people get AIDS and no one wants to wear a condom. From my friend, Mandy Antzoylatos, South Africa

It seems to me that visualizations are a form of prayer – worrying and obsessing are like prayers about negative things; joy and gratitude are like prayers for sacred things. Rather than rehashing the past and staying stuck in my negative images of yesteryear or catastrophizing about the future (over which I have no control... Learn More