As we enjoy the warmth of the Thanksgiving holiday, can we offer this prayer out of our love and kindness for all beings? It might even make a beautiful grace for your dinner: May all beings everywhere be safe, be happy, warm and free from fear. May we all have good health and enough to eat. ... read more
When death anniversaries blindside you
I am not a weepy person by nature. Oh sure, I cry when I have to and am not in the least embarrassed to. But I'm not someone who weeps at the drop of hat. A few weeks ago our friend and Cutie's foster mama told us she was moving to another state. She and her dogs, "the cousins," had become ... read more
Redefining Valentine’s Day
I know this is a day to celebrate romantic love. But maybe we're overdue to look at it more broadly. Because let's get real: romantic love is fraught. And not everyone has it. Let's define Valentine's Day more inclusively. What if this were a day to celebrate our unity with the love that is ... read more
How to look at difficult people through the lens of trauma
Childhood trauma imprints. Those imprints affect child development in a big way and all of that shows up bigtime in our adulthood. That was the discussion I had over a cup of coffee one recent morning with someone who works in trauma. We'd been talking about intuition and that bad vibe I get ... read more