The last few weeks, I mean months, Ok, much of last year was tough. Really, really tough. For sure, my mom’s passing was the hardest part. And, there were many other losses and changes that happened concurrently. For much of the year, I felt as…
Embracing Action and Stillness in the Wake of Tragedy
Embracing Action and Stillness in the Wake of Tragedy As I write this, it has been 12 days since the tragic attack at San Diego’s, Chabad Poway Synagogue. By now, most of us know what transpired. A 19 year-old-male entered the synagogue during Saturday services,…
Embracing Spring’s Bounty
Hibernating flowers bulbs and seeds that were unseen over the winter, begin to bloom treating us to their myriad of colors and shapes. Even the freeway edges become adorned with yellow, orange and pink wildflowers. And the scents of spring are a palette of their…
Embracing the GAP
Embracing the GAP Last week was rich with Embracing the Middle opportunities. First Maya, my younger daughter, earned her driver’s license. A few days later, she left for an 8-week high school program in Israel (something she’s been actively campaigning for since 5th grade). On Sunday…
Embracing Changing Seasons
Embracing the Changing Seasons I have an amazing fig tree in my backyard. It’s the first thing I notice when I open my curtains every morning and its branches are my constant reminder of the changing seasons (even if the temperature outside is usually 70…
Mindfulness and a Sucky Week
Last week sucked. And I know I am not alone in my experience. The Kavanaugh hearing had an upsetting ripple effect on most everyone I know. Several friends shared their PTSD experience from revisiting their histories of sexual trauma after watching the heroic testimony of Dr. Ford….
Embracing My Mom’s Passing
Embracing My Mom’s My mom passed away three weeks ago at the age of 83. Though she had been in declining health, she was still very active, even having gone swimming the day before she died and to synagogue that very morning. Her quick, unexpected…
Embracing My MRI Results
Embracing My MRI Results! On a glorious San Diego day last September, I started my running app and took my first few jogging steps, just as I have thousands of times over the past 40 years. But on this day, on my first step, a…
Embracing Your New Years’ Resolutions (beyond 24 days…)
One month from today marks the beginning of the infamous New Years’ resolutions – a day of the calendar when we commit to start anew with positive behaviors. If you’re like most of us, you set your goal with resolve, genuine determination and start out…
Courage is Contagious
Personal Growth is not for sissies. Otherwise, there’d be more people on therapy couches instead of in bars, doing retreats rather than staring at screens, owning up rather than blaming. To look at ourselves, own our lives, and claim our power takes commitment, work, courage,…
