Baby has transformed our approach to day-to-day activities – formerly known as chores. Each day as we make the bed, she rushes to join in. She loves to take part, pouncing on the sheets and happily being covered by the blanket, only to leap out...
I keep a feather in my eyeglass case. I used to have a small, downy, bald eagle feather but that one flew away without my noticing it. I treasured it for a year and a half before it’s departure. I guess it was ready for...
One week before we adopted Baby, our friend Dagmar emailed us. She was scheduled to attend Magical Relationships, our online weekend seminar, and had a special request. Her husband, Bjoern, is a physician and at that time he worked nights in the ICU tending to...
Occasionally our kitten, Baby, gets herself into places where she has difficulty getting out. Like the time she scaled the space between the window and the back of a set of built in drawers up in our loft space. The roof is pitched there. And...
My dad’s memory loss had progressed. Although it had been less than three months since I had seen him last, when Shya and I came to visit, it quickly became clear that Dad’s short-term memory had gotten even shorter. On the first morning of my visit,...
The desktop to my left looked very inviting. It was still covered with the purple fleece blanket we had spread across it before recording our latest podcast. Our friend Walt had mentioned that surfaces that weren’t hard or smooth would help our microphone sound best...
Click here for more information or to purchase this book One way to access the moment is to truly hear what others are saying. If you listen newly to each individual conversation, the act of listening can shift your life instantaneously. It does this by pulling...
Don’t know if your mom or dad ever called out, “No running in the house!” but mine sure did. Now I certainly understand it. Our kitten, Baby, wakes up some mornings in a hyper mood, dashing up the circular stairs to our loft office, running...
I recently hired a relationship coach. He’s dark and handsome, but not very tall. Actually, his name is Handsome and he’s a gorgeous panther-like black kitten I recently adopted. Our first night together was a little rocky. He alternated between hiding under my bed, behind my...
Think big. Shop small. It’s the holiday season, the season for giving. What better time to support artists and craftspeople whose wares will make unique and special gifts. Plus, 10% of proceeds from sales will go toward St. John’s Bread & Life, a charity whose...