At the urging of my publisher I began writing a blog to promote my book before it was published. “You need to build a platform, an audience,” the publisher had said. But I don’t want to write a blog I whined in my mind, and then I began a blog. And a funny thing happened. I discovered […]
I think of tennis as my sport. I love the dark green courts and crisply painted white lines. I love opening a new can of balls and hearing the sound of the built up pressure hissing out. I love to breathe in the smell of that fuzzy yellow ball and feel like I’m eight again, […]
It was my sophomore year in college. I was sitting around with a group of friends, and we were telling stories about our childhood pets. I shared the story of my fluffy, white bunny, Sparky. “My parents were driving down the rode in their convertible,” I began, “and he saw his family on the other […]
My husband grew up in a family of tricksters. We’d been dating a few months when he brought me home to meet his family. They lived on a dairy farm in Upstate New York. I first met his mom and then the gazillion cousins all gathered in the kitchen. I slid into a seat on […]
The other day I had a conversation with a couple of ski team parents. The mom was relaying a funny conversation she’d had with their 11-year-old son. He was urging her to dress more like a “ski mom.” “He wants me to dress from head to toe all in black,” she said waving her hands […]
Every year I take the kids down to Florida to visit my Mom and Dad. In anticipation of our visit, Mom always goes shopping and has gifts waiting for us. A few years back she was extra excited about the gift she’d bought me. “Wait ‘til you see,” she said, her gold bangles jangling. “You’ll love them.” […]
The other day in yoga class, my teacher posed the question, “What is yoga to you?” She wasn’t looking for any raised hands. The question was more of an offering, something to meditate upon throughout our practice. As I began bending and twisting, I thought that yoga, to me, was simply moving my body. Keeping […]
Earlier this year, my sister and I went for a weekend of retreat and renewal at Kripalu, a yoga center in the Berkshires. I’d been to Kripalu several times, but it was Libbie’s first, and I couldn’t wait to experience the newness of my favorite place through her eyes. We arrived on Friday afternoon, just […]
Today I folded laundry… with mindfulness. I didn’t rush. I didn’t complain. I didn’t have a phone balanced between my ear and my shoulder. I just folded laundry. And I noticed. I became aware. As I folded my husband’s white work t-shirts, I pictured his broad chest beneath the smooth, cotton fabric. I could smell […]
I have a secret. Well, not exactly a secret, more of a secret talent. I don’t tell many people about it, until today, that is, when I decided to write about it in my blog. Yet, I’ve just launched my website, and very few people know about it, so I guess it’s kind of a […]