Posts about living optimally

Happy Spring! David Beisel and Irene Javors have written a book of essays for these times, Forging New Paths, Reflections on History, Culture, and Psyche. They explore[…]

Thanksgiving is almost upon us. For me, this has been a difficult year of many losses and major changes. At times, I have found myself[…]

Wherever you go people are busy taking ‘selfie’ photo ops of themselves either alone or with others or set against a background that functions as[…]

What does it mean to live mindfully? To live in a mindful way is to live with a devotion to awareness. Awareness of the world[…]

Ken Doll entered the world in 1961. He is 55 years old. He is physically perfect. He is a fashion plate. He is depicted doing something like 40 plus[…]

Barbie is 57 – and she is now dealing with multicultural and diversity challenges. A new line of Barbies will be available this Spring in[…]

The Northeast just endured one humdinger of a snowstorm. The weather service named this whopper Jonas. Weird to give a name to a weather event,[…]

My cat, Jetsey, has many lessons to teach me about resilient living. For the past 6 years she has suffered from various intestinal problems. These[…]

When is ENOUGH? How do we know what is ENOUGH? Where is the sign that says YOU HAVE DONE ENOUGH? How do you gain the[…]