Last year taking care of my daughter and working at a preschool got me missing working on a computer and doing paperwork. The quiet, the serene. The UNINTERRUPTED mental rhythm. Ahhhh. Well today I’m appreciating paperwork for another reason. I found out yesterday that we need to move next month. Last night I couldn’t wait … Continue reading Pampered by the Predictability of Paperwork
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Kitty Security
Whenever my husband and I have gone away, we also check the locks one extra time before we head off to our travels. It feels nerve-wracking to leave one’s home and belongings! Well, this trip is different. Last June, G-d graced us with a kitty. And one year later, we are off taking our first … Continue reading Kitty Security
Pets Provide Emotional Solace
I went out of town recently and was concerned for weeks before that our kitty would get depressed that we left her alone and that she couldn't go outside and play. Also I was so so scared she would run away when we were gone. I'm trying to figure out why this precious little 1-year-old … Continue reading Pets Provide Emotional Solace
Caring: The Language of the Soul
I've written before about how after an impactful session with a client, I often pause afterward and feel a sense of peace, of stillness. I see this as a very spiritual experience. More spiritual than any feeling I've every gotten from organized group prayer (we all get inspired by different things, I suppose). I see … Continue reading Caring: The Language of the Soul
Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle wrote a great book by this name. Thinking about the importance of staying in the moment. Often I anticipate the future and get anxious. But the truth is, when we arrive at that moment, things will be different than our projection of it. Because we bring our whole selves into it and that … Continue reading Power of Now
When Things Take Time
I heard someone on the radio ask recently, "Why in 2021 do we still wait 20 minutes for our oven to warm up?!" My response was, "Cmon!— We need something to remind us to slow down. I mean I don’t like waiting but then again the present is where reality is. It’s how we access … Continue reading When Things Take Time
Don’t Go On Empty
With my husband's new job I don't have to work a couple extra hours a week. This is great, since even without that added pressure, I tend to put too much on my plate, run in overdrive, etc, and then I end up feeling burnt out. It always ends up biting me in the butt. … Continue reading Don’t Go On Empty
All the Small Things
To the tune of All the Small Things by Blink-182 All the small things The hell they bring I take a breath It's my best friend Always I know My faith doesn't show Plotting, planning Overall agitating Turn to my soul It will not go Dim the lights and It carries me home Vipassana-na-na-na-na-na-na x … Continue reading All the Small Things
Mindfully Musicking
What is mindful musicking and is musicking even a word? Now that I've written a book of poetry, I think I've earned my poetic license, LOL. I am here defining mindful musicking as mindfully listening to the radio. I've noticed when I meditate regularly, I have a different relationship to the music I hear on … Continue reading Mindfully Musicking
We are All Managers/Directors
I don’t care what your actual job is. Or if you even have one at all. We are all directors and managers. “Ok, Gila, now your really going off the deep end.” It’s not such a crazy idea. Let me explain. As I’ve been meditating each morning (even if for 7 minutes!) I have reacquainted … Continue reading We are All Managers/Directors
Mindful Nuggets 