My path towards gratitude
I’ve struggled with grouchiness for years. A regular gratitude practice sounded like a great idea 10 years ago, but I was never able to get it to stick. I tried writing 5 things I’m grateful for in a journal every morning. But I was grumpy so I refused to take out the...
Growing your roots in winter
Around the winter solstice is the darkest time of the year. It’s a natural time to savor resting and sleeping. It’s also a wonderful time for self-reflection. I like to ask myself questions like: What do I crave more than pie? How do I feed my soul? What really...
My pain tank was already full . . .
. . . this morning so I started to cry when I heard about the election. It was more uncertainty than I'd hoped for. At first I tried to work anyway. Not happening. Then I headed to the kitchen. Lucky me I realized food wouldn't solve this. I turned back to the bedroom...
Eat well. Why? To benefit your grandchildren!
I first heard about epigenetics about 15 years ago. My jaw dropped: "How can that be!?" Today, epigenetics still boggles my mind. In a recent podcast conversation between Howard Jacobson and Perry Marshall, Marshall says " . . . not only can you change your genetics...
Perhaps THE most powerful reason not to engage in “emotional eating”
If we eat junk food when we’re feeling badly, we are reinforcing feeling badly! So you may actually find yourself feeling badly MORE often in order so you can indulge your cravings! Now there's a fierce insight. In this brilliant podcast episode, psychologist Glenn...
Grateful for Tara Brach
Tara Brach offers a treasure trove of guidance for mindfulness and self-compassion. In her recent podcast she quotes one of her teachers: “The Mind creates the abyss. And the Heart crosses it.” My mind concocts a fear-based and blame-based separation between me and...
Instant Pot Breakfast Porridge | Easy, wholesome and versatile!
Yes, the Instant Pot is definitely worth the money and the countertop space. The best thing about it is the “set it and forget it” functionality. For breakfast, I add grains and water to the pot the night before. Set the Instant Pot with a couple clicks and its timer...
The Tortoise
The beauty of small steps is that they don’t require a herculean effort. All it takes is a willingness to be a beginner again, like a toddler putting one foot in front of the other. Small steps can take you where you want to go, reliably. It may not be as sexy as an...
Dish Dharma
Step into the sanctuary of dishwashing. Find a symphony of sound and light. Hear the clinking as one dish touches another, and plinking as silverware nestles together. Like a visit to the museum, a Jackson Pollock of food lingering everywhere--tomato sauce here,...
The Sloth
It’s been 6 months since my exercise routine went off the rails--ever since the osteopath warned me against jogging on the beach. He said the incline is jarring my back unevenly and exacerbating my right low back pain. I’ve been trying out other aerobic exercise here...