The first time I almost met Debbie Harry I was 26 years old. I was staying in the Grace Jones room at the Chelsea Star Hotel and it was...

The concept of mindfulness has become popularized in recent years as a result of the work of many teachers, writers, and practitioners....

You might think that I have given up on my quest to do 40 fun things in celebration of my 40th birthday. I have not; indeed, I have been...

Every day we ingest and absorb environmental toxins. They are unfortunately in the ground, in the air, and in the food we eat. They are...

Once you experience an epiphany, there is no going back. So it was when I realized that my emotional difference was an integral, and...

I had never been in a blasting zone before, nor had I even heard of them. But on a recent road trip through six states, I traveled...

I often have ideas about things that I would like to do, but I don’t always act on those ideas. That is a good thing, as many of my ideas...

When I was a little girl, I had a chemistry kit. It was a hand me down from my sisters who are seven and 10 years older than me. The kit...

Creativity represents a healthy balance in-between two other extremes: restlessness and stagnation. Both restlessness and stagnation are...

I was recently looking through a three ring binder in my attic for a document that I thought might be helpful to a coworker who, just the...

Not too long ago, I was given an opportunity for which I worked very hard. But it just didn’t work out for a multitude of reasons. So I...

I can remember a time when, at about 12 years of age, I walked through the snow in bare feet. For fun. I loved the feeling of the crisp...

I sometimes have days where I feel like I just don’t want to get out of bed. How nice it would be to have the time to just think and...

My life has been filled with disappointment. I’m sure that you have experienced a lot of disappointment as well. We all experience times...

Happiness is something we all seem to want more of in our lives, but what exactly do we mean when we say that we want to be happy? The...

I have always been curious about sourdough, but when I recently read that it both had a lower glycemic index than other breads and...

I bought myself my first big fancy hat. Not only is it de rigueur for the Devon Horse Show, the event at which I first wore it, it...

As a naive young college graduate in the late 1990s, I can remember actually telling people who interviewed me as I embarked upon a...

About 13 years ago, a good friend told me that I should just do one thing if I wanted to be successful. As I approach my 40th birthday,...

I have always thought that flip flops are ugly and uncomfortable. But there are times that they prove to be quite convenient, like during...