Allow what is – how stupid is that?

Allow what is – how stupid is that?

I’ve been coaching myself to more intentionally accept “what is” – what is going on in each moment; what is happening to, around, and inside of me; whatever I’m facing or enjoying or dealing with. Whatever is. And somewhere I read, or heard, the suggestion to allow...
Swimming in the Hudson River

Swimming in the Hudson River

I’m sitting on a Metro North train, on my way to Irvington, NY, for a client gig. But my mind is not on my client. My mind is on my past. Irvington is the station we used when we visited my mother. The Church properties were mostly in Tarrytown, but Irvington was the...
It’s okay to be a taker

It’s okay to be a taker

That’s what my yoga instructor said, right in the middle of class. I honestly wanted to move out of my pose, step off of my mat, and write it down. It’s okay to be a taker. I had been a taker that week. And I had enjoyed it. It’s not my usual style, or at least not my...
I’m a good mother

I’m a good mother

Okay, this is hard to write. Years ago my husband said to me, “It’s as if you didn’t get enough love when you were a child, so you have an endless need for love and affection now.” At the time I was astounded with how much he understood me. It was like he found the...