12 Rules to Live By

If you open it, close it. If you turn it on, turn it off. If you unlock it, lock it. If you break it, repair it. If you can’t fix it, call someone who can. If you borrow it, return it. If [...]

Pain as Teacher

My lower back spassed out last week while I was helping my husband assemble the large pieces that would become the new Adirondack chairs for the patio. One mindless lift of a chair part, one [...]

Start Where You Are

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” –Arthur Ashe. Any questions? I love this message by Arthur Ashe. It assumes that every moment is a new moment, we have everything we [...]

More Wag, Less Bark

You said it brother Seth. I loved your heckler piece (below). I couldn’t have said it better myself… …but then again, maybe I could add this one note to your message below: Feel [...]

The Other Side of Silence

“We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.” –Pema Chödrön, “Start Where You Are” If you read my recent posts Stepping Into Stillness and Serving Life, I left you hanging with the [...]

Serving Life

I just saw a profoundly moving documentary on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) called “Serving Life.” It is a profile of prisoners at one of the toughest state penitentiaries who find a [...]