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How often have you heard someone say, or have you thought yourself, “Well this is just who I am”.   We spend our lifetime solidifying an identity, a sense of self, and by the time we are in the later decades of our lives we feel very certain that it is who we are. Why do […]

Mind reading.   Now, this is an art that many of us women assume we have perfected.   How often do we make an assumption about what another person is thinking, especially if we believe it’s about us or something we have done?    This is happening all the time and for the most part we are barely

As we age, we are reminded of the importance of maintaining balance.   No one wants to experience a fall and it’s aftermath, which is only made worse by a slower healing process because of our age.     I try and keep up with yoga stretches and balancing exercises, avoid icy surfaces, pay attention on stairs and

Recently I read an interesting Times article of The Science of Crying, a review of research over the decades on the possible reasons for, and value in, our crying. The idea that tears have no real benefit beyond the physical, i.e. keeping the eyes moist, prevailed for centuries in the scientific community.   Charles Darwin

What is my purpose?   This is a question I often hear from clients, as well as in conversation with women friends, and have also asked of myself.   As of late,  I have become more curious about this notion of questing for “our purpose”. It’s a common existential query, for which we can find a

Anyone who knows me well knows that I enjoy meeting up for coffee.    Whether it is at the local cafe or one on the other side of the world I adore the experience of cafe going.  I am in my element sitting with a good coffee in conversation with someone whose company I enjoy.  

My writing has been stymied as of late.   Recent horrible world events weigh heavy on my heart and had dampened my inspiration to write. I needed to allow myself time to reflect and to come to a greater understanding of how bearing witness to such realities can affect my own actions. It is a

A good friend of mine, when asked what she was looking forward to in retirement, responded, “Going to lunch with my friends.” I suppose for some that doesn’t sound like much of a plan.   After all, where’s the meaning in it?  What’s the purpose? Having shared many conversations over lunch, dinner, and breakfast, mostly prepared

I have had, what I believe to be, the good fortune of having spent a good deal of time in India. Lifestyle there is varied, just like in most countries, according to how much money a person has. There is extreme wealth and there is extreme poverty. In my time there, I was mostly privy

I recently read the book, The Velveteen Rabbit, to my granddaughter.  Because she has many well-loved stuffed animals she cuddles, her favorite being a teddy her father had when he was her age, she really enjoyed the story. The Velveteen Rabbit narrative strives to sum up our journey to wholeness –  to becoming real.  “People