Jul 31, 2018
I love flowers … and I love to grow beautiful plants. So naturally, I began to make the connection between self-care and that happy, contented feeling I get in my garden. Here are a few shots from the garden to share what I mean. This summer I’m especially excited about my ‘Violet’s Pride’ rose – kind of a...
Jul 24, 2018
We all accumulate stress, especially if we’re extremely busy women. And sometimes that stress moves on to become chronic pain – or worse, strange symptoms pop up like a sudden inability to digest milk or stay asleep at night. The solution is as simple as doing stress relieving exercises a few times a week … as...
Jul 10, 2018
In this episode, I share some personal stories and some insights about telling the truth in my life and what that did for me. In the opening essay, I talk about a class I taught some years back about personal essay writing – and what it taught me about sharing the truth you keep avoiding.
I talk about how hard it is...
Jul 3, 2018
It is not often that I get to actually meet the interesting people who are out there sharing their hearts and minds online. And especially not when they live on the other side of the world. But for Vidya Sury – a prolific commenter on life and online philosopher who lives in India – that was just what I set out...