Inspiration

Most of the time when people talk about meditation, you hear a couple of things: · It’s really great and has tons of benefits · You should do it consistently, usually daily When this is what you always hear, it might surprise you to also hear that you might be better off doing short meditations rather than long ones. If it’s so good for you, and you should do it daily, then doesn’t it also make sense that you should meditate for as long as you can each day? Not necessarily. If you can find long periods of time in

We all experience conflict in our relationships. Whether it’s a recurring argument over something you and your partner just can’t agree on, or random distancing because of slight annoyances that pop out of nowhere, conflict is a natural part of any relationship. The only question is: how fast will we move past these hurdles? Will we let them control us? Or, will we have the awareness and know-how to turn these hurdles into opportunities for greater love and connection. Why is this so worthwhile investing effort in? Because the benefits of having harmony in your relationship are huge! Research has

I feel as though a lot of people who read my articles are under the impression that I am suggesting eventually someone is going to come into their life and every puzzle piece will simply pop into place. Doves will fly out from behind you, a chorus will follow you around on every date, you will find a bag with 10 million dollars in the street, which you will use to move to Pleasantville, USA. Sorry, it doesn’t work that way, and I never claimed that it did. Life is messy. Relationships are messy. I have said in past articles that Love

I know how it feels when you’re on the ropes, when life has gone sideways, and it’s hard to stay on track. Perhaps it seems there is no track. When you’re in new, ominous territory. Meanwhile, your days are still a flurry of hither and thither. You get to the end of it, and wonder what happened. What got done? You wonder whose day it was really, and for what? I remember being in the bunker a few years back. I had come to a place where life kept dropping bombs. I was hunkered down, dazed by the explosions. Wondering,

My ex-husband and I got married with the intention of one day having children. That was actually a thing after our very first date. He really wanted kids; I was unsure. He told me that if I wasn’t at least open to the idea of having children one day that we wouldn’t have a second date. I love my children. I’m so grateful I had them. And (since it’s not a “but”) I also know I would have been perfectly fine if I’d never had any. My life would look a lot different, and I wouldn’t be the person I