Begin every day by feeling grateful for opportunities to open your heart. No matter what your circumstances, daily bless yourself, your fellow human beings, and the earth; then express appreciation for your unique gifts. This opens your heart and helps you hear the voice of spirit guiding your life. Expressing gratitude for such spiritual [...]

“What angers us in another person is more often than not an unhealed aspect of ourselves. If we had already resolved that particular issue, we would not be irritated by its reflection back to us.” Simon Peter Fuller
One helpful tool in managing anxiety or irritation is giving ourselves “permission to pause” in any situation that [...]

“Oh God, make me an autumn tree if I must die.” Esther Popel
As I looked out my front window this week, I witnessed the blazing scarlet leaves of my Japanese Maple tree. Excited to experience this gift sensorily, I stepped outside and let the color wash over me and fill me with its life force. [...]

Dear Hillcrest Hospital;
My expecting partner Ava and I are patients of one of your OB GYN/Midwife practices at Hillcrest and this past Saturday we toured your hospital.  We are at week 34, so we thought we should at least find the entrance to Labor/Delivery and see the delivery rooms.  Unfortunately, we did not preregister, but it appeared [...]

It’s Monday morning and I could explore a plethora of topics. I could talk about the Academy Awards last night and who won or lost for Best Picture. I could talk about who was best or worst dressed. I could talk about my ‘baby-focused’ weekend in picking up a crib from Babies ‘R Us on [...]

At week 30, the baby is approximate18 inches long and weights between 3 to 4 pounds. S/he is able to use all five of her senses, hearing sounds and seeing bright lights in her Ava’s environment, and tasting, touching, and even smelling the amniotic fluid surrounding her. And their toenails have grown and are completely [...]

This past weekend, Ava and I flew to NYC for a nice 4 night/5 day trip.  Our originally intention was to watch my nephew, Jonny, show at the Westminster Dog show.  We decided to turn it into a longer trip, since this will be our last vacation till after the baby is born.  So, we [...]

December 31st, I started Friday’s blog with all the hopes and dreams of writing about the end of 2008 and the possibilities of 2009.  Around 9:30pm, I received a call from Ava.  She had a flat tire and her cell phone was on its last bar.  And the charger is in my car.  Of all [...]

It is the journey that makes the destination all the more enjoyable. 
At least, that is something I wrote about ten years ago, before I actually started ‘writing’.  It was a phrase that came to me when I would catch myself trying to hurry through life.  I referred to it often when I was trying to [...]

It just takes one person. One person to raise their hand, one person to refuse to give up their seat, one person to stand up for what they believe in. One person to say this is my partner, this is my lover, my significant other…rather than my friend or my roommate. It takes one person [...]