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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

HOPE AND DREAMS As we move to the final weeks prior to our election – it is important to keep the faith that we will be strong – we will hold to the values we hold dear – that we will come through this period with new dreams and new hopes. As a baby boomer, I have...

SACRED MEETINGS I think I have made reference to my early professional career getting jump started by slightly over 10 years with IBM.  Those were the glory years when personal and professional development were high on the requirements list for every employee.  As...

  THE SACRED ACT OF FORGIVENESS This is the holiest week of the Jewish Year.  It began with the welcoming of the New Year and culminates today (Friday) and tomorrow as the day of atonement.  I have chosen to substitute forgiveness as I want this to include those...

Give Without Expecting Anything in Return  I was recently discussing the quote from the good book on:” it is more blessed to give then to receive’ and how getting has replaced giving in every area of life.  How do I get my needs met, how do I get what I want, how do I...