Wisdom
The Resolution Revolution: Live 2012 as if it were your last…even if it’s not!
It’s 2012…the year that has been touted as the end of the world. The end of the Mayan calendar. The apocalypse. Between hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and wars it can be easy to buy into the doom and gloom. (Insert ominous music here.) Whether you believe in the predictions or not, one thing is certain: if you want to live your best year ever, live it as if it were your last risking, growing and stretching beyond your wildest dreams … Read More >>>
Body
Breaking through to Balance
Being in balance in all areas of our lives is a perennial topic for discussion and contemplation. Often we may find ourselves over-committed, under-rested, over-fed yet under nourished, generally or very specifically unhealthy in some way and the key to clarity and wellness turns out to be that magic word – Balance. Finding balance in a world where we are either pushed or pushing to be performing at our peak 24/7 365 can be a major … [Read More...]
Relationships
Go Green: Turn Your Jealousy into Strength
The other day I read about an acquaintance, another author, I know who was featured in The New York Times. As I came upon the story, try as I might to fill my mind with the bird songs and daisies of good will, I felt sandpaper scrape my soul. Immediately, her shiny success became my failure. Jealousy stung me like tear gas, laced with longing and sadness. Yes, of course, I'd much prefer you think I'm someone who levitates on my good desires … [Read More...]
Parenting
Living Green
Life in Balance What does it mean to live in balance? It means that all our actions sustain the continuity of life, for us and for generations to come, by not exhausting our resources. Modern life is so convenient that we barely give a second thought to where products come from or how much effort it takes to make them. The term embodied energy describes how much energy it takes to create a product or task. A food product, by the time we have … [Read More...]
Career
A Journey for Women to Help Women: The 13th Annual Wilderness Heals Pledge Hike
The mission of the Elizabeth Stone House (ESH) is to prevent institutionalization and further victimization of women in emotional distress through the provision of safe, confidential, residential, and community support services for them and their children. In an environment that fosters peer support, program participants define and work toward the accomplishment of practical goals that will enable them to re-enter the mainstream of … [Read More...]
Your Home
Winter is a Woman’s Time of Renewal
Here we are in the heart of winter…It is a beautiful time to let the past fade away and make room for new life. Letting go of what no longer serves you. Letting go of trying to be perfect. For woman, life is not about mastery; that is masculine. It’s about mystery; that is our way. Mother Nature displays this feminine alchemy in every season. Winter is a time of cold, darkness, and endings. Every ending gives way to new beginnings. Out … [Read More...]
