The other day, four girlfriends and I took to the trail up to the top of my mountain. I have reached the summit on two other occasions. The last time was 5 years ago. The trail is more than a leisurely hike. It is rated “moderate” however it takes time and patience to scale up… Continue reading My Mountain Part 2
Category: Spirit
Friendship Foursomes
There are so many types of friendships. Some are reliant on the past while some are built on the future. Some friendships challenge us to be better people and some drag us through the mud, making us wonder time and time again why we hang around. Some friendships are transitory and others last a lifetime… Continue reading Friendship Foursomes
The Cause for Happy
Some days it is easy to identify why you are happy. Some days you have to stretch your mind to find the happiness and other days you are happy just because. Today was a “just because” happy day for me. Buddhism calls this a mind of virtue and indeed we can have a virtuous mind even when… Continue reading The Cause for Happy
Gray Days
It’s been raining for days. I need some sunshine to clear away the clouds in my mind which has been a murky mess since the first storm rolled in this week. The irony of it all. A mind of gray can be poison to creativity. It can turn the most colorful into drab; robbing the… Continue reading Gray Days
Nighttime Bedfellows
2:15 It is my witching hour. I don’t even have to look at the clock anymore. I know what time it is. Every night, night after night. The result of a heavy mind. Lately, words like “uncertainty” and “patience” have been part of my daily vocabulary- lots of change pending for me and for my… Continue reading Nighttime Bedfellows
One Decision Away
For me, change is exhilarating. It’s my fuel. My drug of choice. When I was younger, getting my fix was simple. Change jobs, change gyms, change apartments, change boyfriends. I wouldn’t say I was flighty or flaky. I just liked what change gave me- a fresh perspective, an alternative view, all senses working on overload,… Continue reading One Decision Away
Beautiful Truth
On the way to work today, I listened to a TED Talk by Julian Treasure. He spoke not about the importance of content in communication, but about the foundation from which to build your content. Since I am in the profession of sales, I found it particularly interesting as one of the biggest challenges in… Continue reading Beautiful Truth
Fireside Chats
My husband and I are on the road a lot for our jobs. We do work from home when we are home, which is nice, however most days it feels like we are two ships passing in the night. Probably more appropriate to say that most days we are “two busy working parents shuffling life,… Continue reading Fireside Chats
Finding Compassion
In my lunchtime meditation class yesterday, the teaching was focused upon compassion. Some might feel that compassion is an easy concept to grasp and for others, not so much. While I lean toward the former, there inevitably are times when demonstrating compassion can be challenging at best. It is easy to find compassion when watching… Continue reading Finding Compassion
Happy Day
Yesterday, I met my oldest friend in Hermosa Beach. With me in Ventura County and she in Orange County, it is the perfect halfway point and our favorite. Most days we start by roller blading on the strand (something which I have recently discovered, kind of dates us- not many roller bladers out there anymore-… Continue reading Happy Day
