Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

The courage of reinvention

March 17, 2010
So many people these days find themselves jobless and not by choice.Some are looking hard for work. Some are hiding out in unemployment lines, afraid or unwilling to...

inspire

March 17, 2010

Forget New Year. Easter is a time of rebirth

March 17, 2010
Reinvent yourself. Do it...

Ya think there’s a 12-step for this?

March 16, 2010
I am unable to credibly avoid the organizing and unpacking. I've put my back out. I've gone to a writing conference. We've gone away for a weekend. So I'm back at...

Leap!

March 16, 2010
He who deliberates fully before taking a stepwill spend his entire life on one leg.-Chinese ProverbThere's a time for lengthy analysis.And a time for action.Sometimes,...

Of Christians, lions & housewives

March 15, 2010
Thanks to Hulu, I had a chance last week to catch up on the train wreck that is the Real Housewives franchise on Bravo TV. I caught the last couple episodes of Orange...

Christmas 2010

March 15, 2010
Pretty, isn't it?It's the beautiful and rustic Ahwahnee Hotel at Yosemite National Park, and we plan to spend some time there during Christmas.Specifically, stepping...

The thrill of the hunt

March 14, 2010
As a young woman, our magazines were full of stories about men who were commitment phobes.You know, the kind of person who's into the thrill of the hunt.Atavistic, isn't...

Sunday blessings

March 14, 2010
Another spectacular day is forecast for this almost-spring Sunday.What would it be like to see everything we do today as sacred?And live each moment in fuller awareness...

Music for reminiscing on a gorgeous spring day

March 13, 2010
A beautiful, cool northern California Saturday, driving down DeAnza Blvd. toward the Santa Cruz Mountains, the sun imbuing everything with a bright glow, and this,...

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