CHASING NEOWISE

Dear Friends, I learn so much from chance conversations.  If it hadn't been for a recent casual remark by a fellow golfer, I would not have heard of the latest comet sensation - Neowise. For someone who loves astronomical events, I don't know how I missed this.  My research told me the best night to …

Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying

May the long time sun shine upon you, all love surround you, and the pure light within you, guide your way on (yoga prayer) Life in California Lockdown Dear Friends, My husband Dan is lovingly encouraging me to get my March blog out. So here I am, on the last day of March writing under …

Introducing the 2020 Ultimate Cleanse!

Dear Friends, Going through a recent move got me thinking about what an ultimate cleanse might look like. In general, participating in cleanses or fasting is not my thing, unless forced into it by a colonoscopy appointment 🙀 and then I go into a mini meltdown because I can't stand the idea of not eating …

The Grass is Greener Where You Water It

Dear Friends, I'm going to take you back in time because I'm feeling a bit nostalgic about why and how we land at the places we do. When my husband and I were first married in 1980, we lived in a tiny, one bedroom apartment in San Francisco's Sunset district where our only windows opened …

Pet Peeves: A Path to Self Awareness

Did anyone know there is a national "Pet Peeve" week?  I didn't until I got a note on October 8th from my Northern California ukulele teacher announcing that fact, and asking the group to pick songs for our weekly strumming session that contained items or events that annoy us. I didn't even know that National …

The Inside Passage, Alaska: Lessons Learned

"Who looks outside dreams, who looks within, awakes." - Carl Jung Dear Friends, What's on my mind today?  Well, I'm wondering if anyone is tired of learning life lessons?  I know I get a little weary when I go through a rough patch and lesson after lesson hurl themselves in front of me.  My sister …

JUST FOR TODAY

"Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me."      (Alanon "Just for Today" Bookmark) Recently I came across a sign in a sporting goods store that said:  "Just …

Split in Two (when no decision is a decision)

  June 21, 2019 Dear Friends, My sister Marilyn recently traveled to Scotland and sent me a photo of the "Praying Hands of Mary" (see photo above) which is located in the longest glen of Scotland, Glen Lyon.  It is also known as "Fionn's Rock" and the legend is that Celtic hero Fionn MacCumhaill (Finn …

Intelligent Disobedience (How to be a happy contrarian)

For many years I drove a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway every evening on my way home, and would regularly come upon scenes matching the opening photo. I felt very blessed, of course, and in my imagination, dark clouds partially obscuring the glory of the sun were a metaphor. It symbolized, for me, that …

Retirement Musings: One Year Later

Dear Friends, Today is 111 and if I count correctly, 376 days have passed since I retired. Lately, I've fired up more than a few cranial neurons silently musing about the journey.  I'm here now in this January 2019 edition of my monthly blog to share with you:  1) what I've learned 2) discuss the …