The dreadful condition of waiting, not-acting, and not-being-able-to-find-out is a hard one for me and for a lot of folks. I just ran across a list of stupid, energy-wasting things we tend to do to cope with this situation on “Tolerating Uncertainty.” 1 Seeking excessive reassurance from others2 List-making3 Double checking4 Refusing to delegate5 Procrastination/avoidance6 […] Read More

“It is often when our futures look brightest that our resolve crumbles and we veer off course.” From the Daily Om, “Boldly Growing Into Your Own Fear of the Future“ So what do we do about this? The Daily Om advises: Replaces negative thoughts with encouraging facts. “Tell yourself that the inevitability of your success […] Read More

Yes, I know that honeysuckle is considered an environmental threat because it overwhelms native plants and a lot of gardeners rip it out. However, I love it. It’s beautiful and it smells good and it brings back lovely memories from my childhood. I’m blogging about it because, though I see the problems, I admire its […] Read More

Here’s to Elizabeth Edwards for speaking up and writing her book! Her whole life has been made public and has been discussed all over the country by others, including John Edwards. I’m astonished at the critics who think that she should not weigh in on the subject herself. She has done so in a manner […] Read More

From Edgar Cayce, “the ‘sleeping prophet,’ the ‘father of holistic medicine,’ and the most documented psychic of the 20th century”: “The more and more each is impelled by that which is intuitive, or the relying upon the soul force within, the greater, the farther, the deeper, the broader, the more constructive may be the result.” […] Read More

In the last 24 hours, I’ve had a strong sense that I’ve lately neglected the intuition part of my operation: both for information gathering and decision making. I’d say that’s been going on for 2 to 3 years. I’ve been meditating again this year, after a long lapse. I once went seven years when I […] Read More

The fellow who runs this new Project Mojave undertaking seems to have a passion for helping people get loose from cubicles and pursue their own interests on their own time. Having been a freelancer since I was 22 (I’m now 60), I very much favor this. Click to the site and learn how to set […] Read More

A discovery by Mamie, who is definitely the Quote Queen: “If you have no anxiety, the risk you face is probably not worthy of you. Only risks you have outgrown don’t frighten you.” – David Viscott I’ve also noticed that sometimes I go straight from scared to bored. Scared is better. But it would be […] Read More

What inspired the cleanup I posted about yesterday was a story in the design issue of New York magazine about a college senior and the way he has decorated his dorm room. Just imagine having your old dorm room’s decor featured in New York. Not mine, though I had a very nice paper goldfish hanging […] Read More

The exceptionally bold act of cleaning out the bedroom closet can be so liberating. This past Sunday I set to it, and sent 18 articles of clothing away to new lives elsewhere. (including the rag bag.) Note the “going out” pile. One item had to be commemorated with a portrait: the jaunty sunglasses skirt, which […] Read More