Category: Oxygen Masks

  • Do One Thing

    As we approach the time of Too Many Things in the Dark of the Year, I suggest that you pick one thing to focus on for the next week – and when you are doing that thing, do only that thing. (This can be as simple as paying attention to the first few bites of…

  • When Things Don’t Go As Planned

    This week, my Tuesday Tuneup has been delayed to Wednesday due to technical difficulties. As a result, I have recorded a new video titled, “When Things Don’t Go As Planned.” Yesterday’s video will be released next Tuesday… if all goes according to plan. (Spoiler – I don’t recommend running around in circles or panicking. Includes,…

  • The Living Well

    The Living Well

    (This was written a few days after the US election in 2016.) “Living well is the best revenge.” – attributed to George Herbert, but apparently it was already old in the 1600s I received a missive earlier in the week about connecting with our sexual energy in the face of the (frankly awful) situations in the world.…

  • When Things Fall Apart

    I think it is safe to say that, for many of us, the world is not as (we hoped) it was before the U.S. election. And yes, it feels like something is falling apart. Our hopes, our sense of safety, our expectations of the future… all of these are up in the air, and our imaginations…

  • Tuesday Tuneup #3 – Just breathe

    Sometimes, all you can do is take a breath. But if you give yourself that moment, that breath… other things become possible. Like remembering the name of your website.

  • Just… practice.

    A couple of years ago, in a moment of frustration/inspiration, I grabbed a permanent marker and wrote on the wall in my sunroom. “Life is Practice,” I reminded myself. I was in the middle of parenting, writing, partnering, thinking about the meaning of it all, and trying to make time for practice in the midst…