A good friend of mine just lost her father after 5 long months of illness. I’m sure she knew that a recovery was not in the plan, but I also know that we cling to a shred of hope even if it is against our mind’s knowing. And now she experiences that deep grief and [...]
What awesome weather! I love when the day starts out in sweater weather and then warms up so nicely. This is definitely the best time of year to me.
And, I love the food that goes along with the cool weather. By now, I am tiring of endless salads, and with the cool weather comes my [...]
Wow, it is 40 degrees here this morning at 5am!!
I ‘m sure you’ve noticed the daylength shortening: this always makes me a bit sad, but I do love the fall. I hope you also look forward to this cool weather and have all kinds of plans to be out in it! From cooking up cool-weather [...]
Yesterday I gave you my thoughts on gratitude, and on taking the time to say a big thank you for all that this life has given us. As synchronicity would have it, I settled down last night to read the current issue of Body +Soul magazine and there was a wonderful article on expressing gratitude. [...]
Sometimes in the thick of a busy workweek, we can barely get all our “to-do” items checked off the list, make a healthy meal, find time to exercise and then try to squeak in some quality sleep. I know, I have lost entire weeks and can’t seem to understand where they went.
As I try to [...]
After hours of heavy rain and wind, it is morning and a beautiful morning indeed! The breeze is blowing, the air is so clean, I can’t wait to hit the trails.
Have you ever taken the time to notice the beautifully clean, almost intoxicating air after a storm? It seems as if nature has done her [...]
Well, it’s that time of year again: summer is fading fast and fall is soon to be here. With it comes cooler, drier weather and drier skin. After a season of sunshine and outdoor activities, our skin starts to lose its tan and get a bit flaky and dull. Enter, my favorite, dry skin brushing.
Dry [...]
Hi all! I am back in Jersey, back to 86 degree weather??! I left a beautiful morning of 45 degrees and had a great hike through the John Brown trails again.
I made the mistake of reading my emails before I left, though, and had received a very troubling email that left me with much to [...]
