From Peace to Panic
Waking up before 5am is usually a sign for me to roll over and go back to sleep. But this time I was wide awake. So I rolled out of bed and shuffled toward the porch to see what colors had taken […]
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The Art of Grieving
photo courtesy of www.tnhtour.org A year and a half after my mom passed, I attended a 7-day meditation retreat at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA with Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh (or “Thay”, as many affectionately call him, which is […]
Nature Heals (Part 4 of 4): The Ocean
If you missed the rest of the “Nature Heals” series, check out > Part 1, The Forest, The Trees > Part 2, Falling Leaves > Part 3, The Desert I’m honored to invite special guest blogger, Carla Groccini-Concha for […]
Nature Heals (Part 3 of 4): The Desert
This is part three of a 4-part series: Healing with Nature. If you missed the first two, check out Part 1 of 4: The Forest, The Trees and Part 2 of 4: The Falling Leaves. — A month and a half after […]
Nature Heals (Part 1 of 4):
The Forest, The Trees Hello dear friends! This post kicks off “Nature Heals”, a four-part series exploring how nature can help develop a deeper understanding of peace through grief… There is an old saying, “Not seeing the forest for (because of) […]
Going Home
My sister and I sat in the front row at my mother’s service and embraced the opening message shared by our family friend, one of my life mentors. Three words in particular echo in my heart like it was yesterday. “She is […]
