Light in Dark Places
We called her Aunt Sara, though she wasn’t a blood relative. She was my maternal (Italian) grandparent’s closest friend. She still...


Hold All and Wait
Have you ever agreed to a deadline before you had any idea how you’d meet it? At the end of a business coaching call this week, my mentor...


Great Blue Heron
The workers came on a Tuesday morning to finish installing the molding around the base of the kitchen floor. My 20-year-old cat, Belle,...


The Blonde Farmhand
She was blonde, tan, young—wearing brown pants, a cut off brown t-shirt, hefty work boots and a cowboy hat. A real working farmhand. ...


The Ant and the Garage Door
A friend called the other day to share a waking dream (a way in which life speaks to us through an unusual event in our day). He’d gone...


Let Go, Let Golf
Without expecting to, I took up the game of golf last summer. I was motivated by a desire to help out a friend whose regular partners...


The Rhythm of Miracles
Every morning, I begin my day with a spiritual exercise. This week, I found one on Love and Miracles. I learned from my reading that...


Yes, No, Maybe So
An elderly gentleman approached the café table where my friend and I sat in a large, spacious atrium. How old do you think I am? He...


What Catches Your Eye?
Anything that catches your eye is actually looking for you. This is the claim of Dr. Jacob Liberman, a vision scientist who shares a...


Ask Again
I left my doctor’s appointment and headed for a nail salon 30-minutes southeast. As many women know, pedicures are one of the best...

