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Next to a driveway I take frequently to access  a hiking trail head, there’s a kind of a bush or tree that I assumed was dead because it had fallen down and it’s limbs were scattered in a seemingly chaotic pattern.  It looked awful.  Being winter, of course, there are no leaves on any trees, [...]

There’s a woman who comes to clean where I work and she’s one of these people who is really good at what she does, but everything that comes out of her mouth is a complaint. She greets you In the morning with a complaint, and proceeds to find something wrong with everything she encounters…and delights [...]

The following is an interview with the author of the soon-to-be-released ebook, “Living the Life of My Dreams: Essays & Interviews with 30 Ordinary People Living EXTRAordinary Lives” (Click link below for more info on her book)  Caryn is a big advocate of practicing gratitude. She shares how she transformed her life and gives tips on how you can [...]

Saturday was one of those days.  It started off nicely with a run in the woods with my dog, and I was even enjoying the long drive with my daughter to her Saturday morning class. But as the day wore on running one errand after another with now, two cranky pre-adolesents in tow, my sunny [...]

I happened to catch the Today Show this morning when a psychologist and Glamour Magazine editor were commenting on a startling report which found that women have on average 13 brutally negative thoughts a day about their bodies. That’s about one every waking hour.  Some had as much as 100.  (Here is the link to [...]

Do you want to end the year on an energetic high and begin the momentum for creating a magnificent New Year?   Then join me in my annual end-of-the-year activity: making a list of 100 things to be grateful for this year.   Don’t have 100 things to be grateful for you say?  Ah, I’ll bet [...]

I was thinking the other day about what this Earth would have looked like before we humans got here.  The Earth that God created was perfectly balanced, unspoiled, virgin beauty.  Then we arrived.  We human beings who had the power to think, plan, manipulate and dominate.  What happened then?  The Earth has most definitely suffered [...]

The following is a talk I gave at Unity Center of Peace on November 14, 2010.  For those who couldn’t make it, I’m posting it here: One very cold day last November when I went for a run in the woods with my dog.  I was deep in thought about my life.  I couldn’t understand why, [...]

Once we discover what a positive impact the practice of gratitude can make in our lives, we tend to get excited about the practice which,  in turn, helps us remain motivated to continue…for a time.  Our gratitude practice has perhaps made us feel better, more uplifted and more joyful.  Perhaps we are more in love [...]

In the spirit of tolerance this 9th anniversary of September 11th, and World Day of Prayer this week, I am posting James Twyman’s compellation of prayers of peace from the world’s 12 major religions (in no particular order.) It’s interesting to see how all people, no matter their religion, and even those who are decidedly [...]