“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I was inspired while talking to one of my clients yesterday....

I heard someone in a meeting say that his favorite number is “more.”I can relate to that. I was very tired last night so I went to sleep...

This morning I woke up and I felt so comfortable. My Buffy comforter felt especially fluffy and soft, my silk pillowcase very soothing...

The Latin expression in the title translates to, “While I Breathe, I Hope”. It represents a fierce determination and willingness to...

As I sit weighing all the different points of view, like that of Joan Baez, of spiritual leaders, of venture capitalists and everyday...

Yesterday, at the laundromat a guy was wandering around asking where he could get detergent. He hadn’t been to a laundromat in 40 years....

In my program they warn us about a phenomenon called “contempt prior to investigation “. It’s a common thought trap where you already...

Watching “Geek Girl” this week on Netflix, I was struck by one bit of dialogue. The lead character is upset because she identifies as a...

I’m not a big fan of waiting. If I am conscious of waiting.. to hear news, sitting in traffic, on a line, for time to pass, it makes me...

One of my favorite sayings is, “Bloom where you’re planted “, especially when I see a Mary Engelbreit drawing with the saying on it. I...

I was laughing when I sang many of the Irish songs I grew up with, yesterday. And I was crying with others. But laughing and crying...

I’m often faced with competing narratives. Because of my eating disorders, I regularly hear a voice (I call it my ED head) which says,...

Paying attention matters. First, it matters that you are aware and that you are paying attention to what is going on. Secondly, what you...

I watched the premiere of John Mulaneys show, “Everybody's Live” last night. I was impressed by his guest star, Joan Baez, who spoke her...

I woke up today feeling cold and thought, ‘this is bullshit! March sucks. I can’t get the temperature right indoors, I keep turning the...

I met someone yesterday who was brimming with enthusiasm. It enlivened me. I share her enthusiasm for the topic, which was related to...

I’m a naturally cautious person, a little scrappy on the inside. I think there’s still a bit of that wild, tree-climbing girl in me, the...

Whitney Houston was a hero of mine as a teenager. I remember specifically one day when I was walking through the mall where I worked,...

When I was 90 days sober, I went to an afternoon meeting with my sponsor. It was in a beautiful church, overlooking the harbor, in a...

I grew up playing soccer, in the street, kicking the ball against the house (the concrete foundation part), on intremural and traveling...