We have become just a little bit obsessed with attaining success. Shows like “Shark Tank” and “The Bachelor” attempt to create everything from successful businesses to successful love lives. Last night I watched Sheryl Sandberg share her thoughts on how women can attain business success with Jon Stewart on The…
I close my eyes and inhale… Exhale…This feels so strange. Is this what meditation is about? Am I doing this right? Wait, stop thinking. You’re not supposed to be thinking. You’re supposed to be meditating and clearing your mind. You’re not supposed to be thinking. Just stop thinking. Inhale…Exhale…Inhale…Exhale…My…
That first glimpse of Chicago’s skyline never seems to get old for me. Even after living in the area for more than ten years now, the sight of those towering buildings casting a dark silhouette against a backdrop of vast blue ombré still has the power to take my breath…
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure. Winston Churchill I hate change. I mean, I really hate change. Being the creature of habit that I am, I thrive on routine and rebel when anything – illness, unexpected obligations, life hiccups, or even…
That damn teddy bear nearly ruined my morning. Sitting front and center inside the doors of Old Navy, it proudly flaunted its blue scarf and beckoned to be cuddled. It was at least as big as my two-year-old son so, naturally, he just had to have it. “Honey, we aren’t…
We’re all just walking each other home. – Ram Das Watching…waiting…wondering… with when’s and why’s and how’s that are met with heart-breaking silence or intolerable and offense retorts. Expectations lie shattered, a million sharp shards from a sparkly glass ornament that slipped from the bough. Anticipations run amok as wild…