My mother has been saying to me a lot lately. Twice in one week. “I’ve missed you,” Mom says. My husband works her out three times a week, from the other end of the country, by Skype. 30-45 minutes of leg lifty and twisty things that she can do seated in her wheelchair, without removing …
There is nothing in this world harder than letting go. Right now I am watching a lot of people having trouble with letting go, and I am having trouble letting go, too. Letting Go of Mom I watch my mother, who has been in the process of letting go for the last 5 years, starting …
Sometimes we feel like we need to force change. We know where we want to end up; we create plans and mood boards; we talk about change, announcing our intentions to the world, inviting it to hold us accountable. We plunge in, try, fail, try again, fail again, grow discouraged, try from a different angle, …
Do you have trouble letting go of things? As I was looking around my office, where I meditate and work, I was reflecting on the things that ended up here. In particular, on the large drum - larger than a hatbox - made out of a light wood and filled with excelsior, that is the …
Yesterday I cleaned out my closet. People tell me that I bring stillness and calm and that is the image I try to bring. Nothing dramatic, a peaceful presence, neat and organized. I wrote recently about how I cultivate a calm, peaceful space in my office. Yet every one of my closets is overflowing with …
