Something to read with your coffee.
For years I wrote a monthly journal about homes, habits and how to live. This is that journal, picked up again and rewritten for life after 50.
Short pieces. No homework. Read one and get on with your morning.
The First 21 Minutes.
Seven mornings. Seven minutes to move, seven for your mind, seven for what matters. One short email each morning for a week.
When my youngest, Grayson, was three I had two teenagers as well, and there was no time left in the day for anything that was not strictly necessary. So when a few free h...
One of my favourite sayings is "Don't step over miracles." It means do not miss what is right in front of you because you were not paying attention.
There is an old idea ...
The Chinese have an old way of ranking what shapes a life. First comes destiny. Second comes luck. Third comes feng shui.
Some people hear that and decide feng shui hardl...
Is money the root of all evil? Does wanting more make you greedy? Can you want to make money and still live a good, spiritual life?
It is an interesting question. My answ...
It is hard to put yourself first. The phone, the laptop, your partner, the dog, your parents, the volunteer group. The list never quite ends, even after the school runs d...
"The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new." That is Pema Chödrön, the Buddhist teacher, and it is a good place to start a conversatio...
The word miracle comes from the Latin miraculum, which means something wonderful. Nothing about walking on water or voices from the clouds. Just something wonderful.
The ...
For years I seemed to write about change more than anything else. It kept coming at me, faster and stronger each time, and usually when I was not expecting it.
Back then ...
Over the years I have met a great many people who blame their bad luck on karma.
"No matter what I do, I can't catch a break. I just have bad karma."
"I must have done so...
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous." Aristotle said that. I am not much of a gardener, but I think he was right.
When we moved into our home th...
I was watching a show once where a woman was talking about how many friends she had. All of them, she said, were her best friends.
Everything moves fast now, friendships ...
