Fortune Cookie Wisdom

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

  After a somewhat challenging Thanksgiving, my son and I went out for Vietnamese, one of our favorites. Comfort food, for sure. There, a fortune cookie imparted wisdom that I desperately needed after the holiday mayhem. Who knew that a fortune cookie could frame...
Teaching my children to be happy

Teaching my children to be happy

I am learning how much I want my children to be happy. Of course, many of us want children to be happy; we want to protect their innocence and joy, as we wish someone had done for us.  I think the instinct to be protective of children is a good one…until we start...

Is there such a thing as a mistake?

Embodied Spirituality 3…A genuine exploration on my part of whether there is such a thing as a mistake (I find that there IS), and how that fits into the spiritual scheme of things.  I have found in my life that the defining moment is whether I KNEW BETTER and...
Little Warrior, You Can Play Now

Little Warrior, You Can Play Now

4-27-2011 This morning I was guided to invite little licia to start to tell her story to me.  I have felt her stirring internally, like she was readying herself to speak. What she told me this morning affirmed her strength and resilience and adaptability.  She...