It’s a Wonderful Life – Jan 17, 2025
IT’s The Little Things So much of life is lived in the large – we keep looking for bigger things to do – to accomplish -to add to our vitae of life. Of late, I have started to notice what really matters to me – and more often than not, I find myself focused on the...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Jan 10, 2025
Keeping the Faith As I write, the fires rage in the Los Angeles area. Many of my closest friends are being affected by the pain and the loss of homes and life. Pacific Palisades is one of the most beautiful spots in the oceanside communities in southern California. ...
It’s a Wonderful Life – January 3, 2025
Surrender to the New I was married on December 27,2024 – a wonderful ending to a very busy and challenging year. In sharing all the challenges and the joy, a dear friend suggested to me that I needed to surrender the old life in order to have the new. We all know that...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Dec 27, 2024
All you Need is Love Watching a favorite movie on Christmas Day, Michael starring John Travolta, brought together so many memories and thoughts. It’s a love story for sure – one in which Michael facilitates William Hurt and Andie McDowell in finding true love. He...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Dec 19, 2024
The Gifts we Bring Giving and receiving are part and parcel of this holiday season. It all began for me at a young age, when my mom would bring me shopping at the Kresge Company for gifts for each member of our family. I can recall carefully selecting each and every...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Dec 13, 2024
Sacred Season The word sacred is often associated with a particular religious group or belief system. For purposes of this blog, I mean it to be something so special, so filled with spirit – that no one can miss the feeling of being in the presence of something...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Dec 6, 2024
Welcome The Light Whether you welcomed the season with Black Friday or the first Sunday of Advent; or you are waiting for Hanukah – its time to welcome the light As we head towards the shortest daylight day of the year, we also welcome candles, and Christmas tree...
It’s a Wonderful life – Nov 29, 2024
Bring on the Light We have just passed Denali and are headed for Christmas and Hanukah. Each of those festivals is known for bringing the Light. Ohio is sitting under the grey these days- some well needed rain but mostly just grey. I am so not used to it with...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Nov 22, 2024
Thanksgiving and Appreciation Gratitude has not been the first thing on my mind in these last two weeks. To be totally honest, I don’t think I have thought much about appreciation either – nor have I kept my gratitude journaling practice up to date. I have been...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Nov 15, 2024
MINDFULNESS, TRANQUILITY AND PEACE This is the recipe for difficult times. No matter what your preference may have been for our cultural leadership, this has been a challenging week. The national crisis hot line announced a high increase in calls regarding despair,...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Nov 8, 2024
Refocus, Reset, Restart This is a little like ready, set, go! It is also like a great race – a race to a level of awareness that brings more light and compassion to each life no matter the circumstances. When I was a young professional woman, making my way in San...
It’s a Wonderful Life – Nov 1, 2024
FINDING YOUR WAY There is nothing like moving to a new location to bring up what it feels like to be lost. I now live in a place that has everything I need within a 2-mile radius and I still feel lost. I tried making a simple trip to the grocery store and still...