Holiday Tangles

Holiday magic or a tangle of emotions? In contemplating why the holidays stir angst, it didn’t take long for me to identify a few big snarls in my holiday experience. Certainly, I am not alone in finding the tangles of  the holiday season. Without bringing the...

Reset Anyone?

Quiet mornings in nature As the busy end of the school year approached, I could feel how desperately I needed a reset. A change of scenery, a change of routines, some kind of shift was definitely in order. Time and time again, I become swallowed up by the urgency of...

Winds of Change

One year into a global pandemic, and change has a completely new context. Clearly, we all faced changes that we could not have anticipated.  Together (yet apart) we have sustained lock downs, stay at home orders, social distancing, and wearing a mask at all...

Keep it Simple and Notice the Signs

Sometimes, I’m slow (or preoccupied) and don’t notice things around me until they bop me over the head… or stare me straight in the face. Have you ever been day dreaming while driving and all of a sudden come back to the present moment and wonder how you got there?...