• Ever felt like your life is not heading in the direction you want? Perhaps, somewhere along the way you ‘lost the plot’ and wonder where I am going and why?! Or maybe you have clarity on where and why, yet you ar […]

  • Routines can give our day shape, and they can give us the feeling of control. Routines are, without question, helpful on many levels. But I do have one question for you: do you own and define your routines, or do […]

  • Routine is an anchor. Professional athletes have a routine they go through before a game or a meet. The routine anchors them, helping them manage the uncertainty of what will come during the competition. Coping […]

  • The world is built on rhythm.  Day turns into night and then night turns into day.  We have always been able to depend on that.  Whatever the day has brought, we can begin again the next morning.  Alcoholics Ano […]

  • The start of a new year brings us visions of new beginnings, a fresh start and an outlook of hope and optimism. We would all say that 2021 is certainly looking like all of that and more!

    This past year has […]

  • Three weeks ago I found myself in what I ended up calling The Quarantucci. Our oldest son tested positive for Covid (remember when “rona” wasn’t all up in our grills?) and we were settling in for another round […]

  • I do not want to “stay safe,” friends.

    Of all the things I am most tired of, it is hearing those two little words and trying to pretend that I could actually – ever – do that: “Stay safe.” […]

  • Over the years, I dare to say that most of us took part in endless holiday plays at school or maybe at a church, regardless of where – there was always a common thread of seven little words spoken, “Peace on E […]

  • Gingerbread? How could the sound of this simple word bring back the smell of the Christmas season? What about hot wassail with apple cider, cinnamon, and orange or lemon slices? No matter what the special scent is […]

  • “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”

    If you were a baby boomer and a singer like me, this song is familiar. It was sung endless times and for many occasions from childhood until late into adu […]

  • The holiday season is upon us.  This time last year, we were bustling about, making plans to spend precious time with loved ones and share our experiences of the years passed.  However, this year is quite d […]

  • “Peace is flowing like a river”  says the old beloved spiritual.  I have found this to be true.  Peace is a moving thing, a flowing thing. Sometimes the river flows slowly over little pebbles.  Sometimes it cras […]

  • This past year has been one that has challenged all of us in new and unprecedented ways. Despite our most diligent intentions, the daily stresses of life are present. As we end 2020, and prepare for 2021, how can […]

  • What does peace look like to you? Does it have a sound? Does it have a scent?

    For me, peace looks like a baby smiling in his sleep. Peace is also the feel of his cheeks, the smell of his hair, and the sound of […]

  • In my twenties I loved fall. I loved the symbolism of the trees shedding their leaves as if to remind us that we too should shed the old to make way for the new. In my fascination with fall, I never really gave […]

  • 2020 has been a dumpster fire. No truer statement has ever been uttered. In January, we held our breaths wondering if the death of an Iranian general would start World War III while a bushfire raged across […]

  • I’ll never forget the summer afternoons of my childhood when my mother would call my siblings and me in from playing outside with the neighbors to take a half hour nap. Our friends didn’t have to go in for a nap […]

  • As we look back upon a year that still has the dark cloud of COVID-19 hanging over it, it’s time to be hopeful for new beginnings and healthy habits as we head into 2021.

    When faced with uncertainty and s […]

  • What is the practice of Gratitude anyway?  It is the practice of gratitude, to be mindful, and appreciative of everything good in your life, even the little things.

    “Gratitude turns what we have into enough, an […]

  • The focus for Plaid for Women this month is our ‘favorite things’. What I have learned over the years is that most (if not all) of my favorite things cost nothing…in fact they are free. Here are my top 40! Perha […]

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