Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. ~Buddha Each year, the Oxford English Dictionary chooses a Word of the Year. For the first time ever, they felt unable to choose a single word, describing 2020 as “a year which cannot be neatly accommodated in one single word.” They instead chose […]
“Christmas has lost its meaning for us because we have lost the spirit of expectancy. We cannot prepare for an observance. We must prepare for an experience.” ~Handel H. Brown When I was a little girl, my mom had a tiny 6 inch tv in the kitchen where she would watch Julia Child […]
“Turn and face the strange changes.” ~David Bowie I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that, even when we have access to the covid vaccine, things are never going back to normal. The good news is that, even when we have access to the covid vaccine, things […]
All you really need to get through difficult times is shelter and sustenance, kith and kin. ~Anna Altman I have long been obsessed with Scandinavia, a term used to collectively describe the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. During certain times of the year, this part of the world enjoys a scant three […]
I lead an early-morning weight training class for women twice a week. I generally roll out of bed with just enough time to meditate and grab a cup of coffee before I need to be in the studio. Last week, after that class, I jumped in the shower and dressed again just in time to […]
Our world is anything but simple. We find ourselves living in the most overscheduled, overworked, overfed, and overwhelmed time in human history. In search of more simplicity, I reserved a weekend with my family at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill. New quarantine restrictions shut that trip down, so I did some research to try and […]
