Every day I consciously look for moments of magic in the midst of my often busy, sometimes crazy days. I hope my moments inspire you to look for your own…
The first thing I always do when I pick up a new book is flip it over and read the back cover. My latest was Renee Trudeau’s new book, Nurturing the Soul of Your Family – 10 Ways to Reconnect and Find Peace in Everyday Life. When I read the line… “What would it feel like to … Continue Reading
I wrote this a while back when my book just came out, but thought today was a perfect day to share it again. 10 Lessons from Having a Preemie (Hatherleigh Press, 2012) 1.) You didn’t do anything wrong. It is completely normal to feel guilty, ashamed and terribly afraid after giving birth to a preemie, but It Is Not Your Fault. You … Continue Reading
Inspired by my post from a couple of weeks ago, my daughter asked to stop at our local nursery for some flower therapy. She took lots of photos, but this one in particular blew me away. If only I were a painter! This morning I picked up Eckhart Tolle’s book, Oneness With All Life, which contains … Continue Reading
This week I’ll be writing to you from Vail, Colorado, where we’re headed with the kids for their vacation week. At the moment I’m writing to you from 22,000 feet somewhere in the air over Massachusetts en route to NYC where we change planes for Colorado. Earlier this morning it became perfectly clear where last … Continue Reading
I thought about this the other day, after I’d already posted the blog on managing anxiety, and wished I’d included it on the list. As a kid, I used to frequently visit my Aunt Mimi and one of my favorite things to do with her was head to her friend’s garden nursery for what Aunt … Continue Reading
Anxiety. We’re old friends. Fear is an old friend, too, but for me, anxiety and fear are different. They’re close cousins, for sure, but distinguishable in many ways. Fear arrives crashing throughout my front door, up in my face, in this alarmist, everything is big and scary sort of way. Whereas Anxiety tends to sneak in … Continue Reading
“Joseph Campbell asserts that once the hero commits to his quest, whether consciously or unconsciously, then magical helpers arrive to point the way.” Katrina Kenison, Magical Journey Some books I read. Sitting up in bed, lying on the love seat in the kitchen, leaning back in a chair in the ski lodge following the story, … Continue Reading
My dear friend and Reiki Master, Libby Barnett put together a lavish birthday basket for my husband Lee, full of all things healthy including our favorite protein bars, organic jelly beans, almonds, coconut water and pomegranates! It ended up being a gift to us all and the pomegranates inspired our new favorite dessert – Pomegranate seeds over vanilla … Continue Reading
Publishing a book is by far one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Well, outside of parenting. But interestingly, it turns out that book publishing and birthing a baby have a lot in common. In fact, much of my publishing process seemed to mirror what it was like having a baby in the NICU … Continue Reading
As I rifled through my closet, determined to whittle down to the items I truly adore, I discovered (confirmed!) that my love of boots… and hats… runs deep! Most of my cowboy (or cowgirl, as my daughter, Andie insists) boots come from thrift stores. They’re already broken in, supple and forgiving, waiting for my feet … Continue Reading
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