Being human
and life's little mysteries

Today I’m feeling grateful to have an intelligent body. A body that remembers. A body that carries my unique imprint of experiences; a...

A childhood memory: It’s 3am, pitch black and freezing outside. A few of us huddle together in my aunt’s barn, blankets around our...

I used to love New Year’s Eve. It was chance to put the challenges of the past year behind me and recommence life with renewed energy and...

A memory of my five year old self exists, sitting in my mother’s giant eggshell yellow Pontiac station wagon on the way home one day from...

PYS II:33 Vitarka badhane pratipaksha bhavanam “When disturbed by disturbing thoughts, think the opposite.” We all communicate in a...

It’s hard to believe it has been eight months since my life changing operation; on September 26, 2013 I was given a second chance at life...

At this time of year many of us naturally pause to take stock of all that we have in our lives, yet sometimes the joy of the season is...

What a difference twenty-four hours can make. After yet another sleepless night (crazy talk, I tell you), I spend the early hours taking...

I’m going to need a new liver. Some of you may know about my personal history with illness, and if you follow my blog you may have even...

With the myriad of changes that happen each moment in our bodies and the world we live in, it can be reassuring at times that there are...

In a world that often presents us with uncertainty and a feeling of chaos, one thing we can certain of is change. Even when we go through...

I’ve just returned from a family reunion which fell a few days after my fortieth birthday, giving me the opportunity to be home for my...

In the much loved children’s book Oh the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Suess, he describes a space where nothing happens as The Waiting...

om ity ekaksharam Brahma / vyaharan mam anusmaran yah prayati tyajan deham / sa yati paramam gatim (BG VIII.13) If one can remember...