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I invite you to join me in celebrating my beloved David’s 60 years on this planet on this day of April 28, 2021. After this date wishes are welcome too! And if you’d like to add any life wisdom you’ve gleaned, please do. Favorite quotes or good books to read...

As we know, the living of life does not always feel happy, and there are countless reasons.  I believe and practice with the idea that happiness can be cultivated in the marvelous messy middle places where most of the living of life takes place.  My mom always said,...

After experiencing a particularly harrowing part of my day the other day feeling anxieties, fears and resistance, I tried to “feel better” before I actually did. This really never works. Feelings always know 🙂  I’ve learned and practice that if I can “be with” the...

 When I read the book Harold and the Purple Crayon as a child, I felt like I could create anything.  Then I was challenged by life, and the living of life, and fell into a long silence with what I dreamed of creating and writing.  Thankfully I reread Harold and the...

 One of my very best love mentors ever was and is my big black cat Jupiter, who lived and loved with me for 17 years. I called him my “fur husband” and he slept with me every night - and part of each day as I was completely nocturnal at that time in my life. Here we...

The whole concept of Valentine’s Day was not ever meant to be only for couples, or if it was, it’s missing out on a lot. If we’re going to have a celebration of love, let’s make it inclusive of EVERYone. Loving ourselves truly so we can truly love others is the real...

I’ve been loving zoom teaching since 2010, and since last year, I’ve zoomed more than ever. Representing the spirit of SARK is my full time gift and privilege.  You will notice a lot going on in this photo of my screen from a few months ago. My smile, a giant purple...

Here I am at age 10, in Minneapolis Minnesota, in the tiny playhouse my grandfather (Boppa) had built for me. It had sliding glass windows, a linoleum floor and electricity, along with my dream of a “dutch door” where I could open the top door and peer out. I had...

Be happy. Pure hearted happiness is revolutionary if we practice it in the midst of all of our other feelings and experiences.  Here I am being re-MINDed on one of my daily miracle walks in San Francisco. And when you can’t be happy, (which happens to me periodically...