At one level or another, traumatic experiences are a part of any life… From the emotional shock of a parent or peer’s careless words in childhood to intense physical injuries or life-threatening emergencies and assaults….no one’s body is immune to the effects of traumatic events. Not only do these events take a toll on our…
Archives for January 2018
A Zen Legacy
“…as soon as I gave up the attempt to feel God in anyway, as soon as I gave myself wholeheartedly to the living of ordinary life and the experiencing of present experience, instantly there came what I can only describe as a true feeling of God.” -Alan Watts in a letter to a former student (1943)…
What does a woman do when she loses everything?
I met Dr. Carol Soloway on a speaking tour last year. We were both on an author’s speaker panel at the San Diego Women’s museum. My first impression of her was that she was a spunky firecracker and she instantly felt like family. You never would have guessed that this positively spirited and joyful woman…
Your New Year Deserves a New Story
Welcome to the next year of your life! Every single year we say the same thing: “THIS is going to be my year. I can FEEL it!” And then we look back and categorize them into good years vs. the bad years depending on if things went our way. We are victims to our experiences…