What would this world look like without humans? This horrific pandemic is giving us a glimpse of this: satellite photos show a dramatic drop in pollution over China and Western Europe; aerial views show cities once immersed in smog are now fully visible with fresh air. Traffic is practically non-existent and our beaches, hiking trails […]

It has been proven we can hold as many as six thoughts in our conscious simultaneously. We are not typically in this state of clarity (or chaos!) but rather more often holding several random thoughts and emotions in our mind without particular focus or specific detail, yet all within our field of awareness. We can […]

It is human nature to resist change and loss.  We prefer to keep things the same, often to our detriment.  We hold on to – even cling to – toxic relationships, bad jobs, unhealthy lifestyles.  The main driver for resistance may be fear: fear of loss, fear of the unknown, fear of losing the ability […]

We are a society that rewards motion. The message of always moving, always doing, always going somewhere whether it’s shopping, working, driving, running errands, meetings or just providing the appearance of productivity resonates deep within us as being normal. Remarkably, even when we are not running around, our Minds are still in motion, whirling with […]

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 […]