I am SHOCKED to be sitting here at Dulles International Airport, waiting to board our flight to Malaysia to meet our son and his girlfriend on their college graduation trip. When Cody...
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Guest Quiz on “How Well Are You Aging?”
Hi folks! We just returned from a fabulous road trip to Atlanta to celebrate our eldest son's graduation from college. We were lucky enough to have 16 family members in the audience,...
To Shed or Not to Shed My Soccer Mom Identity? I Think I’ll Keep it, Thanks!
At my recent Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) teacher training session in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to share a hotel room with a Boston-based cohort member named...
Going Out on a Limb for Growth (and Dogwood Photos)
Yesterday at 6:20 am, I was perched on the top level of a tall step ladder in the middle of my neighbor’s dogwood tree, literally going out on a limb. Fortunately I had asked permission...
The Hard Lessons from My 10-Day Goenke Vipassana Course
I promised in last week’s post to reveal the personal gunk that churned up to the surface during my recent 10-Day Goenke Vipassana meditation course at Dhamma Delaware. As I said in Part 1...
Lessons from My 10-Day Residential Silent Meditation Experience: Part 2
My husband must be getting tired of hearing me answer the question, “What was it like at the 10-day silent meditation retreat?” My reply evolves in subtle ways with each passing day. My...
Lessons From My 10-Day Silent Meditation Immersion Course: Part 1
“Great bar conversation -- what is harder? A half marathon or staying quiet for 10 days? And how many people actually can answer that with any credibility?” A friend of mine posed this...
Silent Meditation Retreat: Preparing for My 10-Day Mindfulness Marathon
Close to 30 years ago, my friend Jenny told me she had gone to a silent meditation retreat. “What the hell? Why in the world would you do that?” I asked. Jenny and I hadn’t been in touch...
My Dream Come True Story
Today is finally the day to share my “dream come true” story, which I hinted at on Facebook and in last week’s newsletter. I wanted to be absolutely sure it was really happening before...
Love is More Serious Than I Thought
It's February, the time of year when Hallmark and the rest of pop culture tell us we're supposed to seek, find, and celebrate love (and buy lots of stuff in the process). I didn’t grow up...
How Mindfulness Shattered My Pain Perception
Two weeks ago, I was in a cotton hospital gown, rubber-soled socks on my feet, an IV inserted into the top of my hand ready to receive anesthesia. The surgeon arrived with his Sharpie pen...
Mindful Scheduling, From Goal Setting to Task Batching
Mindful scheduling might sound like an oxymoron. Mindfulness is all about living in the present moment, not getting carried away by the future or the past, right? Yes, present moment...