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My Two Hands
As a student of meditation, I realize I find tremendous strength in stillness. In silence, I find the ability to surrender to the...
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Starting Small
I don’t know about you, but I often feel overwhelmed by the state of affairs these days. I feel overwhelmed by the dishes that are...
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Raising A Grateful Generation
This month, I was fortunate to serve as guest parenting editor of City Life Magazine, a lifestyle magazine that is distributed throughout...
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Why Are You Here?
This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco. This conference brings together thought...
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Allowing Rest
As I write this, I notice how physically and emotionally drained I feel. I stared at the blank screen on my computer for a good twenty...
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Moving Forward
How does one move forward? This is a question I face with nearly every patient I encounter in my office. My patient who has been off of...
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A Girl And Her Dogs
This morning, I went for a run with my nine year old daughter. In Pismo Beach for the weekend, we ran along a beautiful ocean front...
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In The Blink Of An Eye
There is something about a new year ahead that makes me pause and think about time. The time that has passed, the time that is yet to...
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Allowing Imperfection
Every morning, right after my meditation, I try to sit down and write a few “morning pages”…these are usually about three pages written...
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Why I Write
Why do I write? This is a question that has been asked of me multiple times…and one that I have only recently begun to ask myself. This...
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Navigating The Holidays After Sudden Loss
I am so proud to feature my first guest post on the blog today. This is a beautiful and poignant essay written by Ms. Deena Baxter, the...
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A Moment Of Silence
As I sit and type these words, my home feels quiet. My daughter and husband have stepped out on an errand, my son is napping in my...
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One Thing At A Time
As I write this, I am sitting at a lovely restaurant on the beach, waiting for a friend to join me for breakfast. Such profound...
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The Eyes of a Child
My patient shifted around on the couch, frustrated and upset. She was speaking of a conversation she had recently shared with her...
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Letting In The Light
I have had several recent patient encounters, where patients have been expressing frustration to me. “I should have gotten this down by...
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Reading On The Stairs
As I approach the one year anniversary of blogging (next week will be my 52nd weekly post), I marvel at how blogging has changed my life....
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The Nature of Suffering
For those of you who regularly follow my blog, I apologize for my absence last week. I had some last minute technical difficulties that...
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Turning Nine
This week, my daughter will turn nine years old. Gretchen Rubin, the author of “The Happiness Project,” summarized it nicely: “The days...
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The Magic of Ordinary Minutes
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, life gets very full. We find ourselves overbooked, overscheduled, overcommitted, and with...
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3:30 AM
The other night, I woke up in a state of panic around 3:30 am. A cloud of parental anxiety was swirling furiously in my head. Self...