BEING WITH WHAT MATTERS
BE Sometimes I get distracted from what really matters by my perceived priorities, other people’s needs, or circumstances beyond my...
ABLE TO CLEAR MY MIND
BE I’ve gotten so much guidance over the years on this topic, from mindfulness gurus to caring friends, with affirmation that clearing my...
IN TOUCH
BE “Being in touch” can start with simply being aware of the physical contact I’m having with my immediate environment. Feeling the...
FILLED WITH HOPE
BE Hope was my mom’s favorite word. By 2003, she had bravely lived with and through multiple sclerosis, quintuple heart bypass surgery...
WITH NATURE
BE In recent years I’ve recognized how technology, being so pervasive, along with complex times create real barriers to being in and with...
FREE
BE When I was a little girl I had a dream that I was flying high, like a bird, in a bright blue sky toward the sun. I woke up with an...
GRATEFUL FOR WHAT IS
BE My never-fail remedy for almost any level of stress is being grateful for what is. Some people see me as a “master spinner” and...
PRESENT TO ALL THINGS
BE I’m sitting in an open space at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, waiting for a meeting and “being present to all things.” The hum of...