(originally posted 10/1/2017) This is a difficult blog for me to write. Generally, I have been reluctant to get involved in political conversations, and especially to use this platform for that purpose. As a Yoga teacher and studio owner, I have focused on promoting the practice of Yoga and attempted to avoid getting sucked in to mainstream conversations. However, the …
Locked Out of My Own Life…
(originally posted 1/29/2017) We live in a paranoid world. Hackers are everywhere, lurking around every corner. Everywhere we turn, we are forced to enter passwords. Yet in the name of security and privacy, we humans are losing our ability to work effectively. The other day, I looked something up on Google on my IPAD. Lo and behold, a pop-up screen …
Where Does Joy Come From?
(originally posted 6/22/16) It’s been a tough week for me. If you’ve read my previous 2 blogs, you know that our Golden Retriever, Comet, was diagnosed with cancer 4 months ago, and we were told at the time that we probably had about 4 – 6 months with him. Well, it’s been just over 4 months, and last week, we …
Living in the Present
(originally posted 4/8/2016) If you read my last blog, then you know that my family is currently dealing with cancer in our 8-year old Golden Retriever, Comet. Two months ago, Comet underwent emergency surgery for internal bleeding, and it turned out he had a highly malignant tumor on his spleen. At that time, we were told that dogs with this …
4 – 6 Months
(originally posted 2/20/2016) As we get older, none of us are strangers to loss and death. It is an inevitable part of life. And it is never the right time, nor does it get any easier as we get older. Part of living is learning to accept this cycle and recognize that nothing in life is permanent, no matter how …
The Tranquility Yoga Karma Fund… Dimes from Heaven?
(originally posted 7/19/2015) A recent post on Facebook really brought me up short. For over 3o years since my father died, I have felt his presence many times, and very often when I feel it the most, I find dimes. For a long time, I have felt like this was just a quirky thing that was unique to me and …
New Year’s Resolutions Revisited
(originally posted 4/7/2015) Three months ago I made a New Year’s Resolution to blog more often. In fact, it may have even been to blog weekly – I can’t even remember. Like most people, I started out the year with great intentions, and then lo and behold, life got in the way. We all do this. It’s called the human …
Uncovering Your Passions
(originally posted 1/21/2015) One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year was to blog more regularly. So far, I have written one blog this year, and then… nothing. This morning, I was meditating and my busy mind kept telling me that I need to blog. My next thought was “I have nothing to write about.” The truth is, I have …
From Supervisor to (I hope trusted) Advisor
(originally posted 2/2/2014) For the past 21 years, I have been in a long-term job with the title “Mom”. Although the job description has changed over the years in many ways, the job has remained constant. Now, however, that job description has been completely rewritten. I have gone from being the decision-maker to being a consultant at best and no …
Big Brother is Watching, but You get to Choose…
(originally posted 10/12/2013) Recently, I read this article in the Boston Globe about the use of cell phone technology in advertising: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/10/05/selling-secrets-phone-users-advertisers/ZSNNChJQvFuEcHJFsUJGUM/story.html. The article describes how cell phone data is being collected to allow businesses to target ads to people who might be interested in their products. Basically, what this means is that if you love something – say Oreo cookies – …
