Baby wanted to jump up on the office counter. Unable to see what was above, she leapt anyway. In a nimble move, she adjusted mid-air to avoid collision with an item resting up top. Baby didn’t complain, nor did she congratulate herself. She simply strolled down to the end...
Sometimes I awaken during the night with a bit of congestion, the need to pee, or with an ache or pain. When this happens, I generally get up and have a bit of cough syrup, head to the bathroom or have a cup of tea...
Shortly before the car accident that our friends were in that could potentially have ended several lives, one passenger in back seat had the passing thought, "I wish I was in the driver's seat," but he didn't pay attention to his intuition. Another back seat...
Have you ever considered that if you are having difficulty relaxing it may be connected to, well, being connected? On a recent trip we left our iPhones on “Airplane” mode because we were traveling to an area with no phone connectivity and no internet. This allowed...
On a Living Made Easy Zoom seminar with Ariel and Shya Kane one Saturday, I was mustering the courage to speak. I was eager to tell a story about my weekend. “Err…ahhh… I’m Wendy from Queens, New York,” I finally managed to get out. Then...
Years ago I was deeply upset. Of course, I didn’t realize I was perpetually upset because feeling disturbed and emotional wasn’t a constant thing – it ebbed and flowed. At the time, I was unaware that I lived over top of an underground river of...
The back door to our home was always working fine. It opened and shut smoothly day-in, day-out, no problem. And then it didn't. As time went on, it started to require more force to close the door. It seemed like it happened gradually, but then...
I had a lot on my plate: gearing up for our Costa Rica retreats and all the pre-trip logistical details involved, holiday packages to get in the mail, newsletters, emails, laundry…you get the idea. Shya was under the weather so I was happy to take...
It was still light outside on a warm August evening when Ariel and I entered the Yardarm, a quaint local eatery in Orleans on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The little restaurant was dark with wood booths that had seen plenty of wear. As we walked into...
It was a busy afternoon at the Apple store when I approached the two associates standing at the entrance. Both ladies were wearing the current uniform, a t-shirt sporting the white logo of an apple with a bite taken out of it. “Excuse me,” I said....