Ever since I was a kid, I’ve kept a journal. From high school through my early adulthood, I spent hours filling dozens of spiral notebooks with every random event, meaningful song lyric and painful moment. It was my comfort, my friend, my addiction. And as I moved out of the dorm, into my first apartment(s), …
Intention
Thanks, Debbie Ford. Now Get That Smile Off Your Face.
Earlier this week, self-help author Debbie Ford passed away at the too-young age of 57. I was introduced to her work by a friend who gave me a copy of “The Dark Side of the Light Chasers.” Yeah, I know – awful title. But the point of the book is really interesting: namely, that our …
Psychic Encyclopedia: The Trickster
I just learned about something called “The Trickster.” Not to be confused with T-Rex, Jeepster (love this song). The Trickster is just what it sounds like: an entity with a slightly warped sense of humor. Your keys go missing, your reading glasses vanish, your checkbook was JUST THERE and it disappears. Some of it may …
The End of the World? Nope.
There’s an old REM track that’s been making the rounds, in light of this Mayan prophecy of the world ending today: “It’s The End of The World As We Know It.” Well, clearly, since I’m sitting here, listening to the sound of the dryer and my fingers clicking away on the laptop, the world has …
Angels: They’re Not Just for Christmas Anymore
This time of year there are angels everywhere: in malls, on Christmas cards, hanging from my neighbor’s roof — you name it. I like the ones at Rockefeller Center myself: We tend to focus on the one angel who brought the news of Jesus’s birth – and that would be Archangel Gabriel. Now I know …
What Goes Around…
One of my Facebook friends has been sharing some hairy details of a family feud. It’s not pretty. The stories she tells are awful: stalking, theft of property promised on a parent’s death bed, and far too many cruel words. Most of this seems to emanate from one member of the family, to the …
The Power of Thanks/Giving
With Thanksgiving upon us, I’m seeing tons of ads for Black Friday. “Sale! Sale! Sale!” “Buy! Buy! Buy!” This is the time of year when people line up at 5 in the morning, just to pick up some ginormous flatscreen TV. This is the time of year that feeds a never-ending appetite for stuff. There’s …
Back-To-School….and Fearless
My great-niece, Ella Ruby, starts 2nd grade today. She is totally chuffed, excited about her new teacher, backpack and classroom. She doesn’t care that she knows nothing about 2nd grade math– she just plans to tackle it and get as many gold stars as she can grab. There’s something wonderful about a 7 year old’s …
An Angel On My Sofa
There’s been this thing going around on the Inter-webs, about “hosting” five of the archangels in your home. You invite them to kick back with you for five days, before sending them on to visit 3 of your friends. Kind of like a heavenly chain letter. Anyway, all sorts of cool things are supposed to …
An Angel On My Sofa
There’s been this thing going around on the Inter-webs, about “hosting” five of the archangels in your home. You invite them to kick back with you for five days, before sending them on to visit 3 of your friends. Kind of like a heavenly chain letter. Anyway, all sorts of cool things are supposed to …