I've written here before about my breast cancer inferiority complex, introduced friends I've met (and lost) through cancer, and shared the perspectives of Stage 4 (metastatic) breast...
My friend Mari took flight from her cancer-riddled body last week, on September 16th. Back in June, shortly after we met, Mari wrote this to me: "I am receiving chemo as we speak.....I was...
The 450-mile ride home in the medical transport van is behind us. The hardest part was the slightly over-the-top sense of humor of the paramedic. Not a bad problem to have in the...
Trying to focus on cloud edges. That's how I spent the sunrise this morning, trying to capture the clearest image of the new dawn. It's a gift for Mari. I introduced you to my new friend a...
Happy August everyone! I had great fun with last month's #JulyJoyPhoto Challenge. With all the negative energy swirling around this summer, I have found even greater solace in connecting...
"Cancer is a life experience to call us to look deeper and beyond our physical selves." ~ Mari Ryan Sometimes the universe nudges us to move down a path even when we have no idea where...
I just completed a month-long food experiment with the Whole30 program. I wasn't trying to lose weight. The ten pounds I lost a year ago after giving up bread, pasta, and other...
It's a time of creative unfolding, both for myself and my garden. For those of you who have been following for a while, you know that my garden's growth path is tightly intertwined with my...
This article first appeared on Huffington Post on 6/17/2016. Happy Father's Day! What Mindfulness Has Taught Me About Father's Day My father died 39 years ago, just a few days after my...
As someone whose severe motion sickness precludes intense yoga practice, it was a revelation for me to learn that yoga is also about training our mindfulness skills off the mat. My dear...
May has been a crazy month, with book events, photography shows, mindfulness (and mindful) conferences, and family graduations filling the past several weeks. I knew I already had a lot on...
It's the night before Mother's Day and I'm pretty pooped after my photography show today at the Vienna Garden Faire. The event elicited gratitude both as a mother and as a daughter,...