So far, at 9:15am, I look out the window and the day is grey. The greyness prompts me to move into my “glowroom” outfitted with the “happy light”, a ceiling light, and also a table lamp. I have just had a long phone conversation with my cousin and I am reminded that life is precious….

I am sitting at my little and very battered oak desk. It was my Grandmother’s desk and it makes me happy just to see and have it in my library. I can feel the very stong presence of my dear Grandmother and Mother as I sit and write. The desk is old and unstable and…

Lately I have been approaching awareness in a new, more expansive way. The first step towards living consciously with the Alexander Technique is awareness; in principle, we become aware of our habitual response to challenges which put us in the wrong. These challenges can be mental, physical, or emotional; but more importantly, becoming aware then…

I wrote this post two weeks ago; I typed and placed it in the lineup a week ago! It’s still timely and keeps that question of listening to our/my true voice wide open. I think growing in our lives begs us to continue to keep asking that question. Am I really hearing; am I really…

I was thinking about the meaning of Labor Day as I wandered through the very quiet Japanese Garden on Labor Day morning. Since 1894 Americans have officially celebrated workers on the first Monday in September. For many of us this holiday weekend symbolizes the official end to summer, the transition from the lazy days of…

An awakening! We can intellectualize who we are, or hope we are, with rational thoughts and ideas; but only by really listening will we hear the truth that our honest-to-goodness self is shouting out to us. For some time now I have been writing about the authentic self, the authentic voice. I have defined authentic…