Our bodies feel our battles As our minds fight our wars We have all we possibly need But we’re always wanting more Fear whirls and swirls above me Emotions in eternal motion Waves of anguish and anxiety The calm beneath the ocean Breathe in so we can be as one Make this our finest hour […]

Your entire life consists of sensory perceptions, thoughts and emotions. That’s it, that’s your life! This is how you experience life and it essentially makes up your “world”. It becomes you, your identity, and how you view the world and navigate through daily life with all its ups and downs (actually, there is another – and […]

We can learn a lot from our furry four legged friends. Just observe how they stop to smell the roses on a walk, fully in the moment, as their mindless owner has their head buried in their phone, texting or updating their Facebook page. Dogs are fully alert, using all sensory perceptions to smell, see […]

Life is not easy without inner peace. But so many of us have it backwards as we try to change our external world in the hope of creating a peaceful life.  The reality is that when we find peace inside ourselves, the external world matters far less. We tell ourselves: if I can just get […]

You have a voice inside your head that never stops talking. This self-talk comments on everything, judges everyone, tells you what you like and dislike, and even criticizes yourself. This voice carries on nonstop conversations, often taking both sides simply to continue the conversation such as harmless dialogue like Maybe I’ll have a drink tonight; no, […]

2020 was a dumpster fire. The pandemic obliterated all our norms of daily life and the worst President in American history spewed so many lies and conspiracy theories that we have all become numb to the chaos. We have been challenged in so many unforeseen ways, big and small, but there is hope on the […]

I walked into the Emergency Room lobby for the third time in six months, knowing full well they could not help me.  But it calmed my racing mind just simply to be in the halls of the hospital. It was an ironic place to seek comfort – surrounded by pain – but oddly it felt […]

***Holidays originates from Holy Days, a time for spiritual reflection*** Life is far too complex to compartmentalize your activities into three broad categories, and certainly during these challenging times in the age of a pandemic.  But it may be helpful to consider the motive behind all your endeavors and the ultimate benefit you derive as […]

If the task of the first half of life is to put yourself out there to experience the world, the mandate of the second half is to make sense of where you have been and discover who are truly are.  Your first love, travel adventures, career, marriage, children – virtually all of life’s major experiences […]

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 […]