I can’t. I’m Grounded!
Does that message ring a bell with any of the rest of you? When I was growing up, getting grounded meant that I wasn’t allowed to do the things that I valued most at the time. These days, I often feel called to ground myself when I feel like I need to take a break […]
Life’s washing machine
When you open the lid of the washing machine during the agitation cycle, you find gray, smelly water full of the dirt and residue from the clothes you are washing. If you didn’t understand the process, you’d think something had gone terribly wrong since the process is supposed to clean the clothes, and now they […]
Ready for a new beginning?
Something new beckons. But are you trying to stay put because it’s familiar? Like a chick in an egg, do you find your comfortable shell becoming cramped? Spring is a reminder that growth and transformation is normal and natural. This cycle of nature brings changes in the weather, extended hours of sunlight, the birth and […]
an old Persian saying…
There is a fable of a powerful king who asked his wise men to find something that would make him happy when he was sad, and sad when he was happy. After deliberation, the sages handed him a single ring with the Persian words “This too shall pass” etched on it. It had the desired […]