If you look into the neural pathways of a six month old child, there is an amazing work at hand. First, all these little synapses are being formed, day in and out, moment to moment, making the human brain the…
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Women to Woman
How Did We Get Here?
The morning is beautiful, without a cloud in the summer-kissed sky, just peeking through the deep green of the trees in my window. Today holds promise, anticipation, possibility. I love having a sense of wonder about every day, waiting for…
Ode to Donuts
It’s National Donut Day. Is there any better time to celebrate life’s most important pastry in the world with a cup of java or a cold glass of milk? It’s impossible to be depressed around donuts in my life, unless…
Out of the Grey
I find myself “in the grey,” in a place where pain echoes. I don’t feel well today. Blaugh. It’s one of those insidious little things, being tired. A headache running three months now, usually enough in the background that I…
Letting Go: Ending Regret
There is a certain amount of dualism in studying two subjects at the same time; first, I started reading the Buddhist philosopher, Thich Nhat Hanh, who writes of mindfulness, prayer, peace and love. On the other hand, I am studying…
Yesterday
Brief disclaimer: this article is about letting go of the struggle within, and becoming whole, peace full and well. My reading/meditations are being interrupted by the funniest animals I’ve ever seen. My constant window companion, Squirrel, is overweight. I mean,…
The Purpose
There was a challenge at about two this morning when an apparent conflict between my medications and poor judgement on my part gave me a clear, distinct moment to understand that the purpose of life is to life it, to…
Massage: Senusal, Holistic Relaxation for Couples
The massage arts date in human history to 3000 B.c., all the way back to the land of Mesopotamia in the time that a really young Abram took off for the hills of another place. It’s the earliest of recorded…
Mending Me: Art Therapy
We’re in the midst of launch the third in our “sister” sites on www.letting-go.org, dedicated to the psychology of codependency and love/relationship addiction, recovery and healthy living. It’s been a challenge because of the needs for video and audio to…
We’ve Never Danced
Just Be
Woman to Woman 8: Stop Waiting to Exhale
My day began with an email from a woman with a broken heart. She can’t breathe. She can’t eat. She can’t stop crying. “Nothing…and I mean nothing…will ever be the same.” I wish more than anything I could allow her…
Whole, Happy and Well: Letting Go, Moving On
Have you ever been haunted by the loss of a friend, love, job, family member….a thought or feeling that settles into your aching heart and shadows the corner of your mind. Loss, more than any other emotion, tends to define…