If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever. ~ Alfred Tennyson Friends matter. I've buried a lot of them in my garden. Put another...
"I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy." ~ W.C. Fields A year ago, almost exactly to the day, a very large snake came calling in my...
Boston gave me a taste of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) yesterday. I was in my ninth hour of gardening when my mother called and told me to turn on the TV. (She knows me. I never...
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. ~ May Sarton Spring...
To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldn't wish my teens and 20s on my enemies. ~ Lionel Blue Today is my birthday. I'm 49. My cousin sent me an...
I've been making a very big deal about completing an 8K race in early March. Reaching that little goal (roughly a 5 mile run) was exhilarating, at least for me. But get a load of this...
It's been four days since I completed my first 8K, and I'm still riding high. I signed up for the Pacers St. Patrick's Day race in Washington, D.C. to have something to train for as part...
When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world. ~ Eckhart Tolle I've spent the past few weeks...
"The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance." John J. Ratey, MD A few weeks ago, my sister sent me a dress to borrow for a gala...
"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...