Being human
and life's little mysteries

Recently, I have been reflecting on all the people I know affected by uncertainty, and I realise (gasp!) that this includes just about...

You tell me, but when I hear the term Dr Feelgood, an image of a doctor dolling out pain pills (think, Dr. Spaceman, from 30 Rock), or...

After four years of dodging a tiny globular germ bullet, on a Friday afternoon in August at the Pont Aven Museum, there it was, lurking...

Ever drop the ball on an activity you practice regularly? A second language, an instrument....yoga? As I watch the opening of the Olympic...

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again. ― Eleanor Roosevelt I'll never be as young as I am...

I have a 77 year old liver; the rest of my body is 51. This mismatch of age between a vital organ and the rest of my body does not rest...

There is a Buddhist quote that I have held in my consciousness for some time, known by many as the opening lines of the famous...

…is that no matter how familiar one is with the word, it’s a shock no one is ever prepared to hear about themself. Not many people could...

Every so often, I catch a glimpse of 'the arc'. Not Noah's ark, or the arc of a rainbow (though every so often, I catch a glimpse of one...

Before I write another line, it seems relevant to establish what 'the psyche' is, considering the title of this trio of posts, and the...

Since I was three years old, I’ve been poked and prodded by strangers more times than I can count, or even remember. Hundreds of blood...

Monday, October 10th was World Mental Health Day. The stigma around mental health, its causes and treatments, and how the stigma itself...

Someone recently contacted me in reponse to my latest newsletter, requesting to be removed from future communications because they...

I recently rewatched the James Bond movie Goldfinger. Towards the end of the film, Mr. Bond finds himself, as usual, in a precarious...

I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. Sailing and other water-based activities were a large part of my youth, yet it wasn't until much later...

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, Those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, Like they who lick the...

There is a saying: when one door closes, another opens.The past few years have felt like a revolving turntable of portals. Nonetheless,...

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. – Marianne Williamson Observing the events...

Comon'. We've all done it. Ok, maybe not literally, but we've all had a moment when things didn't quite go to plan. Blindsided. Knocked...

I've always had great reverence for roots. Of trees, plants and fungi alike, there is so much to learn about what lies below based on...