"Meditation is about much more than simply watching thoughts go by. It requires an open, interested and enquiring mind." Andy Puddicombe In last week's post, I talked about "new and...
In case you're just joining us, I'm mid-way through a series of posts on rebooting every major area of my life after the holidays, including food, shelter, mind, body and spirit. I'm...
I hadn't intended to post today, but I learned this afternoon that February 5th is World Feng Shui Day. (Click here for an introduction to Feng Shui by guest blogger Carol Olmstead of Feng...
I've been rebooting across the board this past week. After starting with food, I turned my attention to boosting positive energy flows throughout my home, mind, body and spirit. I'll be...
What's the equivalent of "control, alt, delete" for Mac users? Although it's been years since I rebooted a computer by hitting those keys, that phrase still comes to mind when it's time to...
Happy New Year! I don't know about you, but I'm having a particularly hard time this year reorganizing after the holidays. Maybe it's because we left on Christmas day for a soccer...
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself." -- Desiderius Erasmus My Jewish husband does a good job with Christmas lights. I can't say he looks forward to it. On the...
“Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?” -- Ernest...
Is it blasphemous to compare His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Stan, my cardio dance instructor? When I was making the two-hour trek home after seeing the Dalai Lama speak several weeks ago,...
"Food fight!" -- Bluto, National Lampoon's Animal House I don't know why I didn't make the connection between my 14-year-old son Jacob and Bluto sooner. There were certainly plenty of...
I'm still figuring out what this blog is "about." I started it as a venue to hash out ideas for my book in progress, Feng Shui Animal House: Raking Sand in the Midst of the Chaos. I like...
Am I the only one out there who lost a week in November? Thanksgiving seems freakishly early this year, as does everything else connected to the holidays. I need all the help I can get...