Do you have a nervous habit? I did. I do. But they’ve morphed over the years. From my childhood until I was married, I used to rock myself to sleep by shaking my foot back and forth. [As you might imagine, this did not go over well with Dan, my husband, and I had to […]
How We Interpret Life
Last weekend, when I was in AL, I read Pema Chödrön’s book When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and a resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners. I wanted to share a personal (astonishing) discovery. […]
Belief-O-Matic
Last fall, I took the 20-question Belief-O-Matic quiz on Beliefnet, just to see where I fell on the religious spectrum, because as you know, I’ve pretty much said goodbye to organized religion, calling myself spiritual instead. [I realize definitions are in order, but we’ll get to that later.] As you’ve probably figured out already—whether or not […]
Meaning
Since I’ve been absent from the blogosphere for 6 months, I’ve missed out on telling you so much—namely, all that I’ve learned in the meantime, in my reading and in my discussions with others. I feel like I’m growing so fast, I can’t keep up with it all…and that’s a good thing! I’ve switched gears […]
Lady Gaga
Last fall, Dan and I went to a Lady Gaga concert, just to see what all the hype was about. It was an eye-opener, let me tell you, but in the most positive way. She calls her fans (and she has a massive, loyal following, let me tell you) Little Monsters. She recently tweeted a […]