Just Breathe

No one in our time finds it surprising if a man gives careful daily attention to his body, but people would be outraged if he gave the same attention to his soul – Alexander Solzhenitsyn Between texting and  twitter, grocery shopping and gymnastic lessons the...
Weathering the Storms

Weathering the Storms

Residing in the Atlanta area, we have now survived not one, but two winter storms over the past three weeks. The weather forced us indoors, to stay off the roads, and out of the cold.  It also gave us time for self-reflection.  How we faced the storms may have given...

Victory or Defeat

The Super Bowl will be played on Sunday and billions of people will be watching. The winning team will be honored on the field with a trophy presentation and a celebrations with all the fans.  But what happens to the losing team when the game ends? While the winning...

A Stroke of Creative Insight

  In fourth grade I was chosen to assist my favorite teacher display student art work around the school. That made me proud. The art projects weren’t signed and when my teacher unknowingly got to mine, I heard her quietly whisper “oh poor kid.”  That made me sick.  I...

I Second That Emotion

Our emotions are like children, they want to be heard, acknowledged and accepted. We have eyes to see, ears to hear, and emotions to feel and express the energy that wants to move through us. As children most of us were not taught that it was ok to express our...