“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” French philosopher, Blaise Pascal ~*~ Written in 17th century France…yet somehow, it applies perfectly today. In a world that keeps us virtually “connected” throughout our waking hours…and often during our sleeping hours as our phones track our breathing, heart rate, […]

  One of the ways I stay mentally healthy is through Bibliotherapy…otherwise known as reading, pondering, discussing, back to reading… Whether it’s a self-help book, or a psychology related non-fiction, memoirs, or a good well constructed novel, books help me to see the world from a new perspective and always serve to improve my mental […]

My life has been marked by loss and resiliency. Throughout my childhood I navigated many deaths, most due to the aging family I entered as a late-in-life baby, but others that occurred much before their time. My paternal grandfather had died by suicide some 15 years before I was born, yet this loss permeated my […]

Sometimes you have to take a stand. Sometimes you can’t wait for someone else to do it. Sometimes there are no shades of grey, but only black or white. And you must choose the black or the white. There is no middle ground here. You either believe that humans are human and therefore deserve basic […]

Valentine’s Day …..horror.   Candies, flowers, gifts, gestures of love…..but what exactly is love anyway? How do I want to be loved?  How do I show love?  How do I know love? I sit with people who have lost love…through estrangement, through divorce, through death…..and I wonder if the person they loved so dearly ever […]

This is a blog post originally written in October of 2012 and revisited January 2018. Since we’ve revised and improved our website experience, I thought it a good time to revisit old blog posts. Often it’s illuminating to return to old thoughts and update them with new understandings…..so here we go. In general, when I’m […]