He steps up to the podium, sweaty palms with beads of perspiration on his forehead and temple; she flushes red with embarrassment at the dinner party when her friends remind her of a high school crush; he turns in the final exam with knots in his stomach; she feels butterflies on her first date.  We […]

She came to me in the dead of winter, emerging like an angel in the fog on this freezing February morning. I was on a walk in the park, lost in my own little world, as she crashed into me. Our eyes locked, an unguarded moment, revealing pain buried deep behind the mascara of her […]

Mindfulness is your natural state that we all can awaken to. It is not something you need to strive for, can buy, achieve or create; it is already within you. You just need to separate and navigate through the clutter of your mind to discover what has always been within you. This is what makes […]

Welcome to America’s newest epidemic: our addiction to smartphones.  Our cellphones are so ubiquitous that they are comfortably inserted into the fabric of our daily lives.  The need, the urge, the desire – oh, the pressure! – to stay connected 24/7 is deeply imbedded into our consciousness to the detriment of our quality of life. […]

The demise of dignity is so ubiquitous in our society today that it is literally inescapable on a daily basis. I’m old enough to remember it didn’t used to be this way, but young enough to personally witness this gradual declining trend in slow motion, like lava flowing from a volcano in Hawaii spreading across […]

As we sip our final drops of champagne while faithfully pledging our New Year’s Resolution, allow me to make some bold predictions on what lies ahead for you in the coming year.  As I gaze into my crystal ball like a modern day Nostradamus, I see the following happening to you in 2020: You will […]

***Holidays originates from Holy Days, a time for spiritual reflection*** Life is far too complex to compartmentalize your activities into three broad categories.  But it may be helpful to consider the motive behind all your endeavors and the ultimate benefit you derive as it relates to your Mind, Body and Soul. Because if you are […]

~A ship is always safe at shore, but that’s not what it’s built for~ What if you could enter into a new relationship with a guarantee it would not fail? Perhaps a new love affair, a business partnership, or simply your next career choice with a new company. Wouldn’t you take it if you were […]

Let me begin with the end: no one ever reaches the final stage of their life and thinks “it feels great to still be so angry at him/her.” So how do you forgive someone when every fiber of your being resists? We will all inevitably be wronged multiple times by various degrees in our existence, […]

Think of a recent time you faced imminent danger, whether real or not, and the automatic response your body triggers. I remember hiking on a trail and turning a corner to face a coyote just 25 feet away.  I immediately tensed up, fists locked and eyes focused with 20/20 vision. All senses were on heightened […]