by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog
Let It Go- One of my primary spiritual teachers tells me that 90% of the spiritual life is in letting go. While many of us (well me) thought it was about acquiring something are both relieved and a little disappointed to learn this truth. What about all those...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
Random Acts of Kindness When a book by the same title as this blog came out, I was enchanted with the idea. Since I was living in San Francisco at the time, paying for the person behind me at the bridge toll, became a regular thing I would do…Some days I would pick...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog
Joyful-a feeling or a state Joyful is something I find a challenge to define. It’s bigger than happiness…happiness seems a result of an object that brings a feeling. Like the Happiest Place on Earth known as Disneyland requires that you be in Disneyland to travel...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog
The Beauty of Fall- Fall in the Sierras is a glorious, colorful experience. The golds of the Aspens as they flutter in the breeze; the bright red of the firebushes as they shimmer in the sunlight. There is that melancholy feeling in the air – the ending of one...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
Who Do You Think You Are There are a couple of different inflections on the title of this blog…one is the “who do You think you are…fully indignant and haughty. Then there is the curious way to ask – Who DO you think you are? Depending on how you ask is what the...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
Meditation of the Heart My meditation journey began in the late 80’s. I was following the mind body connection through the teachings of Deepak Chopra and his recommendation was Transcendental Meditation. I figured if it was good enough for the Beatles, (George...
