"The digital consciousness can't tolerate three minutes of pure focus." -- William Powers, Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age It took...
Recharged After I Unplugged
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Time to Shake Things Up
One month ago today, I posted my first blog. The site wasn't actually public until a couple of days later, but I'm using today as the blog's birthday since my first message was posted on...
Mystic Bunny
"Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal lives all the time--surrendered to life." -- Eckhart Tolle,...
No Turning Back
"The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it." -- Steven Pressfield, The War of Art I am spent today. After submitting my book proposal...
Asking My Son to be My Critic
I just did one of the scariest things of my life. Starting this blog was a risky endeavor that exposed me to the world. Today I put myself out there even further. I gave my book...
Soul Run
“Some seek the comfort of their therapist's office, others head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.” ― Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions...
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
On my flight home yesterday I had the good fortune to see the film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" on the plane. I had already seen it in the theater a few weeks ago. If you haven't...
The Parrot’s Got the Power
He bit my toe! He snuck up on me when I was working at the computer and bit me hard right on my newly manicured big toe! I squawked. He squawked. Feathers flew. Let me introduce...
Introduction to Feng Shui
For those readers not familiar with Feng Shui, here's an introduction by Carol M. Olmstead, FSAI, Feng Shui Master Practitioner, Feng Shui For Real Life. Thanks for being a guest blogger,...
Yes, They’re Fake, But the Real Ones Were Killing Me
For those of you at my high school reunion who wondered if I had had "work done," the answer is yes. Here's just a little of that story… Sitting on the plastic surgeon’s exam table in my...
Even More Grateful
In yesterday's post, I mentioned off-handedly that flying makes me sick. It's genetic. My sisters and I once compared notes on all the public places where we've emptied our insides...
Flying Back to My Roots
"Some people feel more alive when they travel and visit unfamiliar places or foreign countries because at those times sense perception--experiencing--takes up more of their consciousness...