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  • book cover the way of the rose rosary with flowers
    review,  spirituality

    Rosary recovered: ‘The Way of the Rose’ digs up old path for modern seekers

    How the rosary got me to put down my phone.

  • honey molasses bread round dough
    creative writing,  poetry

    Poem: Knowing and Kneading

    Can you feel your ancestors while kneading dough?

  • pomegranates breakfast cup
    creative writing

    Of Pomegranates and pain

    The currency of forgiveness won’t always feed the hungry, but choosing compassion over condemnation is the right price for a meal.

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    newsletter

    Heart-Centered Living News launch

    After a long hiatus from my own digital publishing, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m launching a monthly newsletter, Heart-Centered Living News.

  • parallel parking cartoon girl crying
    creative writing

    Formal human training

    Helping a stranger parallel park when you can barely park yourself never felt so good.

  • martin luther king speech from lincoln memorial 1968
    op-ed,  social commentary

    Democracy dies when troops stand against protesters

    OP-ED Why is democracy dead? A look at troops pitted against protesters at the Lincoln Memorial in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing.

  • baked pasta broccoli
    caregiving,  social commentary

    ‘Thank you for keeping me alive’: love language from the kitchen

    What a sprig of parsley can teach us about compassion during the Covid-19 pandemic and the endemic ‘disease of hate’ in America.

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    podcast

    Mindfulness in the Media Storm

    What can Hurricane Dorian teach us about mindfulness? The storm begs a question: ‘who am I without the chaos?’

  • woman slurping eating peaches farmers market
    tantra

    Shawn Roop Talks Tantra and Sex

    Tantra coach Shawn Roop’s talk “You Think You Know Sex?” offered juicy insight about spiritual tantric practices.

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    review,  tantra

    ‘Tantric Sex for Busy Couples’ a great primer even for singles

    Tantric Sex for Busy Couples by Diana Daffner looks at the physical and spiritual benefits of practical tantra exercises.

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Confronting the Emotional Toll of Hurricanes  — The time to put life on hold gives an opportunity to shatter the conventional illusion that everything is stable.

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Mission accomplished! Mission accomplished!
It's like a dream come true going to see a musical It's like a dream come true going to see a musical about recovery with my dear friend (and sponsor) @askabarbara whose service in healing has been extraordinary in my life. Smoothing out the jagged edges or heck tossing out the pill altogether. Recovery is liberating. We also have many laughs! Barbara's career in theater and film means there's always two storytellers with a nutty sense of humor in the room So grateful she's visiting for blossom weekend. We two are also blooming in our life journeys.
Spent the last two days sharing, learning and upli Spent the last two days sharing, learning and uplifting with amazing women in tech @womenintechsummit midlantic edition in Washington, D.C. it was so great to give founder @gloriabell a hug! We go way back in Miami network era. I love it when my world collide -- some of the talks were heart-centered, addressed the ethics of AI, designing with empathy and without bias -- just a few of several hot topics. And others technical, too. I love hearing first- hand from these wizards who build the tech that is so much a part of our lives. Very grateful to Gloria for continuing the tradition of this summit that started with a group of women in Philadelphia.
It's lovely to meet you, blooms. When I moved here It's lovely to meet you, blooms. When I moved here last summer, you were already wearing your summer leaves.
I've been quiet for a while because in the last we I've been quiet for a while because in the last week, I wrote a proposal for a literary journalism fellowship AND embarked on a journey I've been wanting to take for so long -- joined @tanyataylorrubinstein and her team for a six-week author lab at Somatic Writing! It's birthing time! Back in 2019, I went to Middleburg, Virginia to write. I met an Italian-Jersey woman who became a dear friend who also made amazing salads with giant heads of romaine. The manuscript I birthed back then has been tossed into many word salads, including a collection of about 40 poems. Since I’ve written countless words in my life in every form except a book, I like to call a book a sandwich — word salad in between two slices of bread. Last year around this time, I was still in treatment where my peers and therapists urged me to write. Never did I imagine I'd be where I'm at today. I love beginner’s mind. I love getting out of my own way so I can write which ironically brings me to fullest presence. This is the delicious paradox of emotional sobriety. So yeah, I've written millions of words, but I've never written them from here. It’s a lot easier to toss a salad or slap a little something something on some bread than it is to birth anything. But all are creative processes. Here’s to enjoying it ALL with relish!
Did not have Spanish language interpreter on my 20 Did not have Spanish language interpreter on my 2023 bingo card but here we are. (And I love it!)
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