The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Why do they make manifestation all about stuff?

November 2, 2021
I am a woman of strong opinions. They are particularly strong about people I believe are falsely representing, well, anything. Like manifestation. Or...

The challenge of being myself

October 28, 2021
During a recent sleepless night I asked myself what it meant to be myself. And whether or not I ever had to pay a price for it. Have you asked yourself what...

Mediterranean vegetarian tart supper

October 27, 2021
Here's a really flavorful and filling vegetarian tart that's easy to put together. What a delicious main course it makes! Especially in fall. And very healthy. ...

How to right your thinking and improve your mood

October 19, 2021
Sometimes, all it takes is an understanding of the simple source of our thoughts. And for that, I turn to the wisdom of  fake Lao Tzu. That's right, fake....

How it’s all about risk

October 15, 2021
I figured it out. What life is all about. It's about RISK. How much you're willing to tolerate. What seems really risky behavior to me apparently isn't for...

Secrets and lies: what we know | what we don’t know

October 13, 2021
The motto of a truly open mind is we don't know what we don't know. A mind that accepts that any possibility could be true is a beautiful thing. Exploring my...

Here’s how to get busy living instead of getting busy...

October 12, 2021
It doesn't take a psychic to understand how hopeless people can feel as we close off our second year of a pandemic. I've had my own moments of feeling like I'm...

Reaching back to the carefree innocence of the past

October 11, 2021
Isn't this an eye-catching image? What I love most is the sense of carefree ease it conveys to me, at a time I really long for that kind of carefree innocence. That's...

Why I no longer twist like a pretzel

October 6, 2021
There was a day when I'd knock myself out trying to make a friendship or relationship work. Twist like a pretzel. Oh, the life contortions I was willing to make, the...

If God is love, and He is, find him here

October 5, 2021
If, like me, you've wondered where simple human decency went, especially among professed "Christians," you will love John Pavlovitz' new book, If God is Love, Don't...

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