Well, the calendar says that summer is almost here, but the weather still feels like spring. We had that fluke heatwave two weeks ago, but nothing summer-y since. Even though the weather isn't cooperating with my plan to hang out on the beach near my apartment yet, I can feel that the energy of summer has arrived.
Summer = busy!
At The Healing Center, I am busy with our week long ...
Do you remember the unbirthday tea party in Alice in Wonderland where they celebrate each other even though it's not their birthdays?
Well, this weekend is my birthday, but it may not be yours. And, I'd like to invite you to join in the celebration and be honored and appreciated too. Thank you for being a part of my journey!
Birthdays are such a great time for reflecting on where we've come from and where we want to go...
It's been a wild time here in Beverly lately, lots of thunderstorms, with beautiful lightening shows over the ocean out my back windows.
(This is a NASA picture, not one I took but you get the idea.)
I haven't been able to go on my weekly hike because the weather hasn't been cooperating.
Last night's tremendous storm rolled in the kind of warm air we haven't seen yet this spring. We're having a heat wave in the low 90's for the next couple of days.
It seems like...
This past Sunday was the first Heart & Soul circle inspired by the Heart & Soul retreat from last November.
As we went around the circle to find out why each person was here, the responses were similar: self-care, releasing stress and finding peace. So that's what we did. We put our stresses aside and dedicated our time in the Heart & Soul circle space to cultivate relaxation and peace through meditation...
In taking down time recently, I realized just how physically and emotionally drained I've become. Do you ever notice how when you finally get a chance to slow down you discover you are exhausted?
It's been a long five months. Some of it was outside of my control like tragedies, car accidents, and family illnesses, and other challenges were chosen like moving, graduate school and taking a class in Mexico City.
Whether I chose it or not, I showed up to the challenges to the best...
Over the weekend, I unplugged for four days.
Four whole days of no email, no Facebook, no internet, no chatting, no television, and no checking messages.
At first it was really hard. I had to shut off data and move all the online apps off the home screen of my smart phone and my iPad so I wouldn't be tempted. I still reflexively picked up my phone or iPad every twenty minutes at first, even though I didn't give in and check. I substituted a few habits to...
I have been humbled again by my body. It always lets me know when my stress levels are too high and it's time to slow down.
Yesterday, I got the clear message that I need to stop, rest and recharge or face the consequences. Since I have fibromyalgia, the consequences include all over body pain including headaches and skin sensitivity that land me in bed unable to do anything but hope to sleep. After the worst is over, there are still a few days of pain hangover including brain fog...
It is really difficult to know what to write to you today.
Last week here in Boston was shocking, unsettling and emotionally painful. And that's just for those of us who were not physically injured or personally affected by the events that took place.
(If you don't know what I'm talking about, take a look here at ...
When I wrote to you last Tuesday afternoon, I had no idea that life would be become incredibly challenging over the next week.
We had two very serious illnesses in my immediate family at the same time. I was bouncing back and forth between two hospitals nearly daily. One case resulted in very difficult news to hear and a drastic lifestyle change. In the other, the doctors told us to prepare for the worst, losing our family member because her condition...
We finally have some warm weather, and it's making me very happy. Yesterday, I took my first walk along the beach near my new apartment. I've got to get used to the cool ocean breeze so I can walk out there all year long!
Now that it's warming up, I feel the urge to spring clean areas of my life that need tending. Does that happen to you?
My move in February forced me to go through all my stuff, and the benefit of having a...