What a wonderful gift to give ourselves for 2020, however, how does one do that? Admittedly, I struggle with this more than I’d like to admit. In my search for helpful practices, I found a helpful article by Amy Jirsa, a master herbalist and yoga teacher, on mbgmindfullness. What exactly is the challenging part of …
Among all my treasures I have been truly blessed enough to gather along life’s pathways, the most treasured of all are the friendships that I have made. While leading the nomadic life in the military for over 30 years, one would make friends quickly and then hang onto those that resonated the most through the …
Self-care is a broad term that encompasses just about anything we can do to be good to ourselves. In a nutshell, it’s about being as kind to ourselves as we would hopefully be to our families and others. Some days this can be easier said than done. However, when a new concern rears its ugly …
In this season of Thanksgiving it’s often easy to sing praises and gratitude for the usual things like the Universe/God, peace, health, life, family and friends. But how do we learn to sing praises or alleluia for all the rest–the challenging parts? In her book, Uncommon Gratitude, Alleluia For All That Is, Sister Joan Chittister …
Having just celebrated Veteran’s Day, I am reminded how nonpartisan my/our active duty roles were to be even though I’m quite sure that quietly many had their own evolved values and belief systems or their inherited understand/believing. Today I am thankful for those often unspoken boundaries we were given. Nevertheless, no matter what our political …
