Lessons From the Dojo
My boyfriend, a martial artist, posted this on his Facebook the other day: BJJ (Brazilian Ju Jitsu) has taught me something very valuable lately about life. If you do not […]
Monthly Archives: April 2012
You Make Me Happy
You make me happy. I used to say those words to my husband on a frequent basis. At that time, if you had asked me what I meant by those […]
Taming the Monkey Mind: Experimenting on the Monkey
What? You didn’t think that my ruminations on my monkey mind were going away just because I completed the 28 day challenge, did you? Of course not; this monkey demands […]
Death of a Shared Past, or Why Fluid Dynamics Makes Me Smile Alone
Several years ago, my then husband and I were on the interstate heading out to our weekly Costco run. The roads were packed and traffic was doing that infuriating start-stop […]
Mobius Mind
Do you ever feel as though you are stuck in an endless loop, replaying your past a la Groundhog Day, in your mind? It is all too easy to become […]
The Mental and Physical Benefits of Ten Types of Exercise
We are all aware that exercise provides physical benefits, but we may not be as aware of the mental and emotional rewards that come with physical activity. Here are ten […]
Why We Should Be Like Water & Live With Ease
It is so easy to toughen under stress, to tense and tighten to carry the load. Perhaps it is time to learn from the water around us. Water is a […]
Fifty Shades of Gray Through the Eyes of a Divorcee
I read this book last week on assignment from a coworker. She has the delightful idea of have a Fifty Shades of Gray party, which sounds like the perfect way […]
Learning to go Downhill
I’ve never been very good at going downhill. I was bribed with banana splits to encourage me to learn how to ride a bike. I was ten. I still am […]
Does Your Past Still Rule Your Life? 6 Questions to Create More Freedom
It is so easy to become stuck in pain or anger or victimhood. Are you letting your past dictate your current emotions and state of being? Although your past helped […]
