Self-Care
A Gentle, Gentle Winding Down
May Sarton’s poem The Work of Happiness, included at the end of this post, gives some indication of how my leaning from retirement into Renaissance has landed me more and […]
Let in Beauty, Medicine for the Suffering
The poet Mark Nepo shared this story in his recent seminar on Fear, Pain, and Grief. To me, it embodies the most essential qualities of resilience. Mark is a long-time […]
Trees – the Iconic Metaphors for Resilience
Grass pushing up through concrete has always been such a powerful, universal symbol of resilience. Here’s that same spirit of life surviving and thriving under the most difficult of circumstances […]
Staying Sane when “Sheltering in Place” and Self-Sequestering
The San Francisco Bay Area, where I live, entered a “shelter-in-place” protocol last week in efforts by public health officials to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Schools and all […]
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
I have recommended The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson to so many friends and clients, I realize I really should-could recommend it to you, too. Bill Bryson […]
Learning Goes On Forever
A good friend sent me this quote last week from T.H. White’s The Once and Future King: The best thing… is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never […]
Keep It Moving!
Knowing full well the importance of keeping my body moving, stretching, flexing during my recent marathon of sitting-watching 26 films in an 11-day film festival [see Shifting Perspectives], I intentionally […]
Awe, Gratitude, Equanimity = Skillful AGEing
We don’t have to be old or aging to experience the expansive shifts in perspective that come from moments of awe – a glorious sunset, the sparkling shimmer of sunlight […]
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
The woman above is Peggy Freydberg, who began writing poetry at the age of 90 and wrote until she died at 107. Her collected poems, Poems from the Pond, offer […]
Blue Mind: Boost Your Resilience – and Happiness – By Being Near, In, On or Under Water
A client of mine, a near-professional surfer, recommended Blue Mind to me, a wonderful exploration of “the surprising science that shows how being near, in, on, or under water can […]