We are all relational beings, coming into the world hard-wired for connection to each other. Bonding takes place in family of birth, if we are fortunate. There are those, sadly, who miss out on the heart and soul safety in the families into which they are born. I have witnessed the impact as I have…

 “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”-Albert Einstein “While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.”-Francis of Assisi “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”-Buddha PEACE ON EARTH— These lovely words merely scratch…

My friend Jenny G. Perry is a wise woman. Often, what she has to share on Facebook, speaks to my own process, even though her life circumstances are different than mine. She is a 30-something, married mother of 5 who lives at the Jersey shore (no, she’s not one of those Jersey shore housewives, thank…

Yesterday was brought to me by the letter ‘S’ for surrender. At cardiac rehab in the morning, I blasted out a whole bunch of energy on the elliptical and treadmill, so that by the time I got to the recumbent bicycle, I was majorly winded and needed to slow down my pace and couldn’t finish the…

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