Ever spontaneously think about someone you love or a friend you’ve been missing? Does this ever happen when it isn’t a convenient time to drop what you’re doing to give them a call, shoot a text, write a letter or email? It frequently happens to...
Baby has a secret life. She prowls the house and rearranges the “furniture” when we aren’t looking. In particular, she has a clutch of toys that move about, apparently on their own. After leading a zoom seminar, we may find the orange fox toy deposited...
I am a lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan. My father, a baseball lover, took me to my first game on May 24, 1977, where the Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 4-2. After that, I was hooked. I loved the sport, the statistics and everything about...
We stopped at Costco gas on the way to the airport to fill up the tank before heading to the Hertz car rental return. I rolled up the window just as the gas station attendant took the receipt from the pump. Shya said, “Don’t we need...
If you are here and paying attention, you can learn amazing things from unexpected sources. Great teachers are everywhere. Of course it requires being interested, taking the attention off of yourself, listening and having the willingness to see and admire the human spirit and heart....
This past winter, I got to relive one of the most unique, special experiences of my childhood, along with my brother, sister and parents. Who would have thought that a long-ago family vacation could come to life again? I certainly didn’t, until my siblings and...
When we first got Baby, she was still a kitten and it had been decades since we had a cat. So much has changed since then. When we last had a feline friend we were living in New York City and now we are in...
After the weekend with many of you at one of the Kanes’ virtual seminars, I began feeling inspired about my life. I realized that there is no one thing in particular that is going well; all is going well, and I have expanded in ways...
It was almost April and on the eighth, I would be turning six years old. This milestone would be celebrated with gifts, my favorite foods and a homemade chocolate birthday cake with yummy white frosting. My mom and dad also planned a birthday party for...
Below is a sweet email we received from our friend Stephanie and the story from How to Have a Match Made in Heaven she references. We find it inspiring that she keeps discovering things newly. Enjoy! Ariel and Shya Dear Ariel and Shya, I took this picture last Summer...