I’m not the kind of person who loses things. In fact, since college, I can only recall one significant loss of property or possessions. On New Year’s Eve fifteen years ago, after a chaotic period of couch surfing, I signed a lease for my new apartment.  That night I lost my keys. (Note: It was...

Man plans, and God laughs. –– Yiddish Proverb–– Spring tends to make a lot of promises… Sunnier, longer days. The possibility of storing your winter parka. And, of course, flowers. In past years, Belle, Cha Cha, and I simply jumped into a Zipcar and traveled to our favorite New Jersey ...

This Guided meditation is 8 minutes, followed by 7 more minutes of music by my friend David Buchs. Listen here… Or click toDownload

Last February, I left an apartment I loved. (I really didn’t want to.) It had a huge terrace that was empty when I moved in. Through Freecycle, I found this donated tree, the one in the background. (Honestly, it was really more of a six-foot-tall twig.) And then, over five years, it grew to th...