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...
My 2013 DReAM Chart — Revamping the Spreadsheet
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How to Reboot When You’ve Fallen Off the Wagon — Step 1: Clean the Refrigerator
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...
Wishing You a Year of $100 Days
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...
Conquering the Darkness with Christmas Lights and Hanukkah Candles
"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...
How a Volcano Blasted Me Off the Couch and Into Life
“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...
A Sweaty Path to Enlightenment — What My Cardio Dance Teacher and the Dalai Lama Have in Common
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,...
Zen and the Art of the Food Fight
"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...
What’s This Blog About, Anyway?
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...
Feng Shui Thanksgiving
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...
Meditating Without a License: Why It’s Time to Pay for Training
"A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating."...
Jumping into Deeper Waters: Mindfulness Bootcamp
"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness." Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth Do you remember taking those swimming tests when you were...
Super Storm, Sandy, or Frankenstorm – A Look From the Rearview Mirror
I posted my last blog just before Hurricane Sandy's arrival. I apologize. Reading about meditation equipment, or probably anything related to meditating, is totally boring in comparison to...