Finding the Way Home
“Home is where the heart lies,” goes the saying. And hopefully, when the heart feels uncared for, home is the healing place where “the peace which…
Giving Up our Druthers
Have you ever felt you wanted one thing and then did another, just from pig-headedness? Maybe you were tempted to do something you’ve never done before,…
Are You a Leader or a Follower?
Whenever we put all our energy into staying focused on the Main Chance or making it to the top of the heap, we miss half of…
Befriending Our Shadow
I always worked hard to quell any negativity I felt until a Jungian analyst told me it was time to befriend my Shadow. “Can you take…
Seeking Wholeness
If my wish is to be more whole—more wholly myself—I will have to include more of the complexities of my nature. Yet my behind-the-scenes hope has…
Standing in Our Own Truth
On a lifelong quest for “the true truth,” one day I realized that truth isn’t to be found in reading more books or doing more…
I Have Time
Hurrying speeds us away from the present moment, expressing a wish to be in the future because we think we’re going to be late. To…
Life as a Mirror
Socrates’ exhortation to “know thyself” was a high ideal in my family ever since I can remember. But when will I know myself? Something always gets…
Citizens of Three Worlds
Riveted many years ago by the words of Hindu teacher Krishna Prem in the Yoga of the Katha Upanishad I want to share with you:…
Choosing to Be
Maybe you thought life offered you no choice? I often did. As a working single mother raising three kids, life was all about Doing in order…
Finding Time for Your Self 