Is stress getting the better of you? According to the experts at the Statistic Brain Research Institute, American Institute of Stress, NYStatistic Brain, here are some numbers, disturbing as they may be, that confirm that you’re not alone: Percent of people who regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress 77 % Regularly experience psychological symptoms caused […]
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How do you handle upset? When things don’t go your way, what do you do? Do you strike out, or can you accept? Do you react or do you respond? Just this morning, I found myself in a situation where I had to choose whether to get upset and react, or to respond from a space […]
Why not today, she asked? Today is a Tuesday, as good as any other day. The sun is intermittently shining her light through the clouds. It’s just noon. A good time for a change. A good time. For anything, really. I’ve been adrift. This past week I’ve been kind of lost in a fog. The […]
I had planned to attend a Unity service today, but felt a strong need to share my thoughts, my concerns and what is in my heart. I heard this term, ‘Heavy on my heart,’ not too long ago; a phrase perhaps indicative of my current geographical location in the southeast portion of the U.S. What […]
With only 10 or so days left in 2016, I thought I’d share with you some of the history-making news of the year that you might not have heard or seen. Some of the historical events have been hysterical while others help prove that our better angels are still present and working on our behalf. […]
What a fascinating, hopeful and challenging year it has been. From the worldwide outpouring of support for the Water Protectors in North Dakota to a political season unlike any we have seen in our lifetimes, we hover on the precipice of a new year. No matter where we stand on the political spectrum, the days […]
(I wrote this blog before the 2016 presidential election, but it is still relevant.) Much has been written about this drawn-out election season and many of the issues that have come up during it. While many of us have been shocked by the vitriol and misogynistic comments on the part of one candidate in particular (now […]
During last weekend’s National Folk Festival thousands of people traveled the world without leaving the U.S. The event in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, was a beautiful expression of how strangers; people who have no connection other than sharing a street, a laugh, or a song, can come together and create a sense of community. As I sat in […]
Hola! I’d like to shift the focus of my blog this time, and share my experiences in a somewhat more personal, less travelogue-y vein than I have before. (Before I leave, I’ll jump back into travelogue mode with lots of photos!) The reason for this shift right now? I’ve come across such kindness and warmth — […]
What a difference a day — in this case, a 14-hour flight and a 6-hour layover — makes. I left Coimbatore, South India, and climbed aboard a flight to Sydney, NSW, Australia on September 3, 2015 in the wee hours of the morning. Swamini Pramananda (Ammaji) and I had returned to the Coimbatore ashram just […]