Prioritizing Motherhood
I just read an article about a new book that has people excited and happy, and some excited and upset! The book's author discusses the neurological importance of mothers being with their children, most critically, for the first three years of life. (Thank you for...
Pretending Can Work!
Have you ever wished you could be more assertive or more thoughtful? Or maybe you’ve longed to be tidier or more organized in your thinking? Well, just like putting on a costume and stepping into a different character, sometimes “pretending” to be or do something we...
Safety First
Enjoying relationships that are close and tender and trusting, or in other words, intimate, is the fruit of cultivating safe places. Consider your words: Do you laugh at or criticize other people’s ideas or opinions? Do you, in word or expression or even with body...
Pan Seared Salmon
I love salmon, and this recipe makes it even more lovable because it is moist with a little crispiness in the outside texture and garlic in the flavor. I hope you like it! Mince 2-3 cloves of garlic and rub onto 4 salmon filets along with a little olive oil, salt and...
Contingency Plan
If a friend came to you and told you that she was feeling down and asked if you had any suggestions about how she could feel more happiness and hope in her life, what would you tell her? Would you possibly tell her that one surefire way to move out of a discouraged...
The Enviable One
Do you ever find yourself envying someone who seems to be recognized by society as more “accomplished” than you feel you are? Or do you sometimes think that a “job” with pay would be more respected than the job of being a parent or a “domestic engineer?” And do you...
Life is Long
I saw this blurb on the cover of a book I just read by Newberry award winning author Elizabeth George Speare. It reminded me again that life is a long time! She got an education, married, taught school, raised a family and THEN began her very successful writing...
Dare to Create
Do you consider yourself the creative type? As I may have mentioned before, I think creating is our birthright. It seems that we can get off on this important topic when we think that creativity has to look a certain way. For instance, if it needed to involve mod...
Back to Breathing
Ever wonder about the "how to" of meditation? Here's a little tip I was given and it is a good one! I am loving the ability I am gaining to reconnect with myself when I need to whether that is in the middle of the night when reality is tipped and worries creep in or...
At Day’s End
No matter how you felt this morning, no matter how your household looked; No matter what conversations you had or what frustrations you may have dealt with throughout the day; No matter where you are in your relationships and where you are on your to-do list or what...