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Don and I pack up today and return home. We gave ourselves a month of rest in Florida.  It was just what we needed. I plan days of Yoga classes, salsa dancing, painting and writing.  My busy agenda gives way to different rhythms. We have Yoga two mornings, Salsa dancing once. I paint very little.

What is the most daring thing you have ever done? Your first answer might be a feat of physical danger. But there is something more daring than bungee jumping or skydiving. Something more courageous than climbing up the side of Mount Kilimanjaro. The most daring thing we will ever do is to be fully authentically

Our family members celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah. This year the dates overlap. I decide it will be touching to offer mealtime prayers from each tradition. Then a voice inside of me says, “And you can offer one too.” I find great value in the traditions of Christianity and Judaism. They are not however my

Christmas catalogs cram into our mailbox their colorful pages invite me to join the “season of sharing to dazzle and delight others.” Do you love glancing through catalogs with all their enticing gifts? I am beguiled by this or that but in truth my heart cries out for gifts that offer something more. Don’t get

I am conflicted. I want to journal. I don’t want to journal.  I pick up one of my old journals and read pages that inspire me. My words are vulnerable, raw and tender. Journals are an invitation for intimate self-reflection. It’s a place to explore who we are and who we are becoming. The part

I am a nest keeper.  Holding circles for women is what I do every month and have for almost two decades. The first circle formed nineteen years ago, and the fifth circle began just about a year ago.  As keeper of the nest, I observe how we take care of ourselves and how we care

Heartbreak is the terrain I’ve traveled. My work as a therapist and guide to women’s growth means being present to hurts that visit every life. Still, as I listen the strengths of the speaker shines through her words. I see their unbreakable strength. My message is to slow down and connect with their souls. Souls

Do you know how inspirational you are?” This question came from a woman in one of the circles I offer. My work is to motivate others to be fully who they are. Even the documentary I’m producing with director Keith Kelly is called “Showing Up: Daring to Live from Your Heart.” Our sole and soul

I am reading my book Unfolding again. A very special copy. The one I gave to my mother-in-law.  I found her copy after she died. She tucked little notes here and there. There’s something precious about seeing what others write inside a book. In her style, notes are on separate little sheets of paper tucked

Wellness House offers programs to people impacted by cancer. I’ve volunteered there this last year by teaching my Mindful Journaling program. I designed it to help participants come back to present moment awareness. This is a challenge for all of us. It’s especially hard when we face a devastating diagnosis, lose a job, end a