Are you looking for a reason to laugh?

Have you noticed that nature doesn’t take a break? The seasons pass and the animals and plants do their thing every year…

What if death isn’t actually the end?

How do you forgive someone? It’s a simple thing, but not easy or quick…

Navigating disappointment works best when approached with ease and grace, like water off a duck’s back.

A view of my lake as the ice begins to melt -showing one of my favorite colors occurring in nature that doesn’t stay…

Can you imagine trying to push this river back up the mountain?

Are you getting beaten down by your Inner Critic? Wise words were the muse for this blog!

Are you recognizing your own efforts as “enough”?

Dear 13 year old Margaret, You do NOT need to make yourself smaller or morph yourself to please others…

What you think about you bring about. What have you been focusing on lately?

Have you been watching the monks walk across America? They want us to slow down and breathe. Their mantra is one worth taking on…

How can I help? Someone said, “Think of the thing you wish you could do for everyone and do it for one person.”

Pain is inevitable, suffering is a choice…the practice of ending suffering explained.

Have you picked a theme word for the year? I got the word “courageous” and it got me thinking…

That sacred pause: sometimes it’s merely looking up.

Our traditions focus on light during these dark days, but it’s important not to ignore the darkness and her wisdom.

When you’ve had a bad day, or week, or month, or even a year…

Grief means there was love…and I’m thankful for all the love!

The thing about wheelbarrows is: when you lift the legs you need to be able to support the weight of everything inside by balancing the handles and the front wheel. If the load is too heavy, it will tilt and spill- perhaps on one side and then the other, as you overcorrect while trying to bring it back to balance. It’s a tricky sort of situation.