Needing to have the answer robs us of the opportunity to learn. When being right is pressing and urgent, we lose the ability to sit back and feel our way to the most beneficial course of action. Did you ever notice how tight people are who have to override others with the correct answer? They… Read more »
My move to Santa Fe is not about having a new address. It is about embracing a new life. It is making peace with the past and moving unencumbered into the future. This weekend, I got an opportunity to do that. At a family wedding, I saw many old friends whom I had lost touch… Read more »
“It doesn’t matter if you see the glass as half-empty or half-full because there is a pitcher of water sitting next to it,” says Harvard happiness researcher Shawn Achor. We can not only fill up our own glasses, but fill the glasses of people around us. Happiness is a choice and a practice, and it… Read more »
What does it mean to be present? Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of “The Conscious Parent” says that although parents are tempted to shower their children with gifts to buy their affection, what children really want is our full, engaged presence. Who doesn’t want that? To me being present means clearing the space of all distractions… Read more »
Creating seven zany, playful sculptures was the inspiration for me to write children’s books. It was a spontaneous course that emerged from my fingers immersed in clay with no direction except the desire to laugh. The seven sculptures became The Woochibies, a group of characters in stories that I was going to write about a… Read more »
I was on my way from NY to NM. A short layover in Denver, a puddle jumper to Santa Fe, arrive by 10 pm and wake up fresh the next morning. EXCEPT that when I got to the gate for my connection to Santa Fe, they said that the flight was cancelled. No more flights… Read more »
My three-year-old granddaughter asked me what was my favorite color on her new quilt. I pointed to the petals of a flower and said, “This one. It is called hot pink.” A few minutes later she said, “Ouch! My elbow hurts!” When I asked what happened, she said that she burned her elbow on the… Read more »
I’m gonna be honest. I’m feeling scared about my move to Santa Fe. I seem to have let go of the words to describe why I’m going. I can’t even access the left brain rationale. I am on a course with no brakes or diversions. Somewhere in my soul I know why I am doing… Read more »
This is what I love about kids: they are in awe of everything. A baby is fascinated with his foot that seems to be connected to a body that seems to be his. Tasting a carrot for the first time brings wonderment to his mouth beyond anything that he has ever experienced. A cup… Read more »
Today was the first beautiful day of spring. Sunny and 75 degrees. I went to the beach, kicked off my shoes, laid on the sand, and fell asleep to the sound of lapping water and squawking seagulls. My trip to the beach was a respite from compulsive planning, organizing and the need to feel accomplished. … Read more »