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Feeding Frenzy

“Do you think bluebirds overeat?” I asked Greg. We’ve been trying to attract bluebirds for years, and this is the first year we’ve been successful. We have five eggs in a house in… Read More

One Solution

Have you seen anything real lately? Go ahead, give it a try Muster up some courage dare to take a peek outside your skull and see what’s really there Try to get a… Read More

80+ Self-Care Ideas

I just started a two-week online class on self-care. One of our first exercises was to brainstorm  ideas for self-care. Here is an amazing list. Feel free to add any  other ideas in the… Read More

Embrace Change

I hadn’t done a craft project in months, thanks to my companion, chronic pain. But a project was SO calling me, it was worth the inevitable flare. For Mother’s Day, Greg and Jesse… Read More

Sunset Mind

I had grand plans to write about every episode of The Self-Acceptance Project offered by Sounds True. Well, that didn’t happen. But today I did have time to watch the episode* featuring psychologist… Read More

50 Ways You Can Be Brave Today

Sometimes the biggest act of courage is a small one.  ~Lauren Raffo Bravery isn’t only about heroic acts in unusual situations. It can also be as simple as the risk of trying something new.… Read More

Spring Beauty

There is no winter harsh enough to withhold the promise of spring. -Karen Kaiser Clarke While I typically dislike change, this quote reminds me that it is simply part of nature. No more,… Read More

Hard, But Not Horrible

A few weeks ago I listened to a podcast with Sharon Salzberg, best-selling author of Real Happiness, talking about “equanimity.” Now there’s a deep-sounding word that I’ve heard, but never really understood. Leave it… Read More

Waking Up from the Trance of Unworthiness: Part Two

I am loving this Sounds True audio/video series on self-acceptance. For those who learn better by reading, here is part two of a rough transcript of the session with Tara Brach, Ph.D. (I… Read More

Waking Up from the Trance of Unworthiness

I am loving this Sounds True audio/video series on self-acceptance. For those who learn better by reading, here is rough transcript of the session with Tara Brach, Ph.D. I watched on one computer,… Read More

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