I recently had a conversation with my Gen Z daughter. She is both a source of inspiration and consternation to me and I have written many stories about our chats, our strong debates, and our quiet moments. Today a conversation on happiness ensued. Welcome to our...

I have failed more times during the past year than I have done in perhaps, the past 20 years, and I am feeling great.  “Great?” you ask, “What is great about failure? Failing is for losers. So you are a failure and a loser.” “Yes, I am!” Do you know why I said that I...

Our societies have some real hang-ups on sex, just the mere mention of the word sends many into hiding. We become fearful, but what are we afraid of? Sexual desire is an energy that is so fiercely powerful and magnificently creative that we should all cultivate this...

Meditation is an activity that more of us are getting into. Whatever the reasons for our seeking out this practice is of little consequence, the most important thing is that we found it, started and we are well on our way to nowhere. Meditation allows me to sit in the...

Some time ago I asked one of my spirit guides about weight loss…..Okay, Stick a pin! You are asking, “spirit what?” For ease of understanding, you have my permission to replace ‘spirit guides’ with ‘subconscious mind’ or ‘intuition’ or any other word that makes you...

Last evening while idly scrolling through my news feed, I came across a headline, “What the French Cancer Doctor Ordered: Eat frites. Drink wine. Have sex.” It was published by www.thetimes.co.uk/ and immediately drew my interest since there is hardly a time when...

Have you ever wanted something or someone so badly that you moved heaven and earth and a few other places in between to get it and when you finally do, you realize that you didn’t want it after all? You stare at the thing, wondering what in goodness name caused you to...

In my 20’s I had a boyfriend who spoke to trees and by society’s standards, he would have been considered a bit off his rocker. I remember the first time we went to a wooded park close to the apartment I lived. It had a large expanse of mature trees that for some...

 I have always been an impatient person. I get antsy when I have to wait in a line, be it at the supermarket, the bank, even in traffic, I would occupy myself by fretting over how much longer would I have to wait. All this was before I discovered the art of...