“For fast acting relief, try slowing down.” – Lily Tomlin  “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu  Yesterday, I planted a garden (and weeded and mulched and put in flowers) for 12 hours. As we celebrated with a Mother’s Day dinner on the deck, my kids let me know – very lovingly – that I stress them

“Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.”~ Orson Scott Card This is the season of split emotions. We are celebrating and grieving—at the same time.🎓 A diploma in one hand, a lump in our throat.💍 A wedding toast raised, a quiet tear tucked behind sunglasses.🧳 A suitcase packed, a bedroom left

“When we’re caught in a storm of emotions, we can practice to be like the trunk of a tree. We don’t stay up in the high branches. We go down to the trunk and stay still, not carried away by our thinking and emotions” ~ Ticht Nhat Hanh

“Most of us have two lives: the life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.” ~ Steven Pressfield I just celebrated my birthday, and WOW am I getting old! 😂 How can I feel so happy one minute and nearly hopeless the next? It’s normal and one of the reasons I continue to face