Apr 2, 2025 | Musings
“The river does not struggle to reach the ocean, yet it carves through mountains.” – Unknown “Try harder”. Somewhere inside all of us, there is a small voice whispering, “just try harder”. Ok, maybe it’s just me, but I am sure I am not the minority. Can’t...
Mar 19, 2025 | Musings
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin The other day I was helping a friend of a friend who requested my guidance to design an exercise routine to lose weight. She wanted me to give her a plan she...
Mar 12, 2025 | Musings
“Life tests us like gold in a furnace, but the fire only purifies, never destroys.” — Unknown There is no greater “furnace” in life than losing your mobility. Whether you are 30 or 70 coming to terms with losing a physical ability that enabled...
Feb 19, 2025 | Musings
The other day my mom and I were on the phone reminiscing about my childhood and I was trying to recall the name of a particular neighborhood that we both loved….. to no avail. It drove me nuts well into the night. I would attempt to work on other things, yet images of...
Feb 12, 2025 | Musings
There are lots of things to love about fall. Most people don’t love raking leaves…… Unless you are a kid. It makes me think of a Japanese proverb…. “If you feel like you have lost everything, remember this, trees lose their leaves every year, yet...