“Shut-it Monkey”– how to be happy in six easy (hah!) steps.
A few months ago a friend of mine called. His housemate had been through a trauma and needed to speak with someone “who didn’t know her”. She wasn’t sleeping much, had nightmares when she did and was...
View ArticleHave a Heart. And a Dog.
A couple of days ago, walking back from retrieving the trash cans from the bottom of my driveway – a despised but necessary evil – I stopped to observe my dogs engaging in a bit of problem solving....
View ArticleSitting in a movie theatre with my eyes closed – giving group meditation a try
I am no stranger to meditation. The very first yoga class I ever took, over 18 years ago, happened to be a free meditation class on January 1, 1996. I saw a sign and wandered in, hoping for a good …...
View ArticleSuicide is painless?
Jean-Baptiste shot himself on a Sunday. He had prepared for this day: settling his financial affairs, clearing out his house, wiping his VHS collection: intimate films made with the women he loved....
View ArticleHow to find yourself amidst the general chaos
As a perennial optimist, who thinks the future can only be brighter and the next day a tad better than the one that just came to a close, I findRead moreHow to find yourself amidst the general chaos
View ArticleInside the bubble
The bubble has gotten a bad rap of late. Commonly referred to as the place where opposite political factions inhabit, unable to hear or communicate with each other, the bubbleRead moreInside the bubble
View ArticleOf shoes and cake
There is a reason I never liked dystopian fiction and movies. I barely sat still in front Blade Runner’s elegance. I am not a worst-case scenario person and, in all…Read moreOf shoes and cake
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