In a meadow beside the Clackamas River, I stepped into a huge circle of red rose petals. I wasn’t alone. Entering the circle with me were 70 others, including the parents of Hunter, the [...]

  Have you ever done a “body scan” to meditate or relax? I like connecting to the body, but that’s not my favorite term: A body scan seems like glancing at the headlines to get the story. [...]

Where does loneliness show up in your life? I assume you experienced it—I’ve not met anyone who does not encounter it from time to time. Do you feel it: At night when it’s time for [...]

If you wake up in mental overload—and it happens to be the same day your sister is leaving after a long visit—the problems in your mind might not be the problem. I know because this happened to [...]

Do you ever walk to the kitchen and forget what you wanted? That’s how your mind works. When I wrote my books on brain fitness, I learned that the cognitive cortex is entwined with your [...]

What hypes you up? It might be chocolate, alcohol or caffeine, watching the news, too many screens. And how do you get to rest? I’m such a lightweight, even chocolate dessert interferes with my [...]

Stephanie did things “right.” She followed the sleep hygiene rules to the letter—regulating her sleep time, using her bed just for sleep, etc. Even after several months, none of that helped. She [...]

We’re driving again! During the last 14 pandemic* months, I put all of a thousand miles on my car. And there was no traffic when I did. But now I’m out buying garden stuff, visiting people, [...]

I was trying to record my video series, The 7 Pathways to Rest…but construction across the street interfered. The noise and my irritation was a perfect segue to my newsletter… so [...]

There were no sayings on the walls in my house when I grew up. I used to think that slogans or words of encouragement were nice… and trite. The ones that said “Bless this house” seemed cute, but [...]

This coming Sunday, I will be fully invincible. I had my second Covid-19 shot on March 21; after two weeks, I’ll have super powers! Maybe I won’t need health insurance or any kind of [...]

Our poor eyes! It’s not enough that we’re staring at screens all day. We’re also looking at: A grid of faces, some who’d rather not be there. Our own weary reflection or bad hair days. [...]