When It’s Not Benign: The Object of My Breast
There’s a fascination with women’s breasts that goes back for millennia. They’re vessels via which we feed our babies. So they’re important from a...
When It’s Not Benign: A Mindful Journey through Breast Cancer
Living in the Open Question I received the call late Friday afternoon. “I’m sorry to give you this news, but you have invasive carcinoma in your...
The Rules of Silence
You will never be able to win your game as long as you’re playing by someone else’s rules. Why boundaries are vital to your being. I’m not typically...
You Are A Divine Being
You are a divine being. If you’d said this to me even six months ago, I would have said no, turned around and walked away. Even through all of the...
My Love-Hate Relationship with Christmas
Magic happened every night when our Christmas tree was lit up. Looking at the lights on the tree, the reflection of the ornaments, I saw into the...
Thank You, But No
The holidays are here and there’s a push to gather. Many of us haven’t been together in person for what feels like a really long time. Some have...
What’s Driving You?
Do you know where your thoughts and energy are taking you? It’s a vital question to explore and to understand. Here in the U.S., we’re a week out of...
You’re (Not) Responsible
What does being responsible mean? Depending on your perspective, it may take you in any number of directions. The root of the word responsible...
Ready, Willing, and Able
Ready, willing and able is an old cliché that arose in our collective consciousness in the early 19th century. It implies that you have to be eager...
You are Not a Mistake
There’s a quote with many variations I often heard during my corporate days, “Your lack of planning doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part.”...