Healthful Hummus Recipe + Garbanzo Beans Nutrition August 30, 2013 • 0 Comments For my son’s 16th birthday last weekend, he requested a Greek dinner, so I mustered my rusty joy of cooking and rose to the occasion. It turned out to be a delicious meal and fun celebration. I decided to make hummus, because the store-bought variety always leaves me wanting. I’ve never thought of the health benefits of garbanzo beans, but…
The Fifty Shades of Personal Integrity August 28, 2013 • 7 Comments Is your integrity a moving target? I’m just wondering because I am just starting to notice some blurry edges around mine. My friend Suzani and I were talking about integrity after a rather emotional Toastmasters meeting last week. The theme was “The Love of Money,” and for some reason it evoked a portal of vulnerability and lots of tears. Everyone,…
Strength and Love: Homecoming by Linda Reuther August 23, 2013 • 4 Comments Today is a short and sweet post. Honestly, I saw this somewhere and wrote it down but have not been able to find out much about it. I am not sure if it is a complete poem or part of a larger work, but I love it. There were times when I just felt so small and alone that laying…
UPS Driver Rick Story: One Less Kindhearted Soul August 21, 2013 • 13 Comments Have you ever crossed paths with someone who just seems to make the world a bit brighter? I mean those not-so-well-known folks who intermittently cross your path and leave you with a smile on your face and a lightness in your heart. At my old house, Rick the UPS guy was one of these souls. I was lucky enough to…
The Voice Of Intuition: Confirmation from Genetic Testing August 19, 2013 • 0 Comments I tend to cringe at the word “genetic” these days because of all the scary GMO business. I don’t want to be genetically modified, nor do I want to eat food that has traveled that path. However, fatigue has been debilitating these past couple of years, so when my doctor suggested genetic testing as a way to expand the possibilities,…
Harness Fear On Your Behalf: Embracing Traumatic Anniversaries August 12, 2013 • 4 Comments “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” –Joseph Campbell On the heels of my post on fear last week, which resonated with a lot of people (thank you for all the emails and comments), it became quite clear that a lot of us allow fear to bully us into places beneath our truest selves. In honor…
Healing & Self Care Resources: What’s Helped You? July 31, 2013 • 0 Comments I enjoy writing and sharing my story here and it is difficult to describe the feeling when someone writes to me expressing gratitude that I have helped them in some small way. I am becoming more and more of a believer in storytelling as a powerful pathway to healing. In that vein, I would love to put it out to…
Besmirched: Does it Really Matter What Other People Think? July 29, 2013 • 3 Comments For a moment, imagine you have just discovered that your husband of twenty-odd years has betrayed you, in a multitude of ways (perhaps you have been in my shoes and do not need to use your imagination.) I hate to say this, but the mind often wanders into the wilds of “what other people think,” or at least mine did…
The Finale: The Healing Energy From Singing Your Heart Out July 24, 2013 • 9 Comments It’s not the easy stuff that changes us. It’s when we’re afraid we’ll fail, but we try anyway. It’s when what we want is just out of reach and we have to leap. It’s when we fall down—and when we get back up. It’s that little space between curiosity and courage where we decide it’s time to stop dreaming—and do.…
Tonight’s the Night: Stepping Into the Void for Healing and Transformation July 22, 2013 • 4 Comments “It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.” –B.K.S. Iyengar Well, the day has arrived and tonight I shall be stepping onto the stage to sing my song. It is difficult to describe the peace I feel about doing this now, having practiced and prepared as much as possible. All songs are committed to…