For most of my life, I’ve been frightened of anger. For much of my life, I didn’t recognize my own anger. This week, in part triggered by the US election, I’ve been reflecting on anger – my own and other people’s.

Problem? What Problem?

Dec 8th, 2016 9m 51s

I don’t talk politics EXCEPT…

Dec 1st, 2016 8m 35s

I don’t comment on politics in this newsletter, and I’m not going to start now. EXCEPT – It’s two days after the American presidential election. Yesterday, everywhere I went (in a Canadian city!) it’s all anyone was talking about. This mornin

A touch of beauty – and macro-intent

Nov 28th, 2016 8m 1s

Six friends gathered for dinner and conversation. Our hostess had Stargazer lilies – in this fall-into-winter season. What a treat!

Generic Fear

Nov 17th, 2016 8m 56s

So there I was, on the way to a couple of simple errands in a shopping mall in December, feeling completely neutral. I began to feel twinges of anxiety in the pit of my stomach. Instantly I thought of several things to be anxious about. (Ne

What I learned from watching someone else’s drama

Nov 11th, 2016 8m 31s

The scene: a workshop with about 70 participants from four continents.The incidentPart 1: One of the workshop leaders disclosed something painful that was happening in his life. He said he wanted us to be aware of the situation but he did

Cause or effect? Yes!

Oct 27th, 2016 8m 25s

A ton of hard data tells us that, however we might feel, in Canada, US, UK and Australia (countries where readers of this newsletter live), we have never in recorded history been safer or less vulnerable to violence or life-threatening illness.

Cause or effect? Yes!

Oct 27th, 2016 8m 25s

Thanks x 3

Oct 20th, 2016 7m 55s

When I was a child, I was told to “Count your blessings.”The advice didn’t make me happy. It was usually said when I wanted something I didn’t have. The advice and whatever blessings I noticed felt to me like the consolation prize – what I se

A balance of light and dark

Oct 13th, 2016 7m 57s

From an early age, I have preferred the light: daytime rather than nighttime, sunny rather than cloudy, clarity rather than ambiguity.

Tiny Perfect Moments

Sep 29th, 2016 7m 16s

I’m standing at the top of a wide valley, looking across at a wall of trees. On this warm September day, I see the yellow and gold leaves emerging, and the darker green of evergreens. As I scan, I see a splash of brilliant red. Breathtaking!

What are you afraid of?

Sep 15th, 2016 6m 48s

I loved watching a TEDx talk by Michelle Poler called “100 Days without Fear.”At the time, I was co-leading a series of webcasts called “Dancing with Fear,” so it was especially relevant, not just for me but for the program I was presenting.

The Next Right Thing

Sep 8th, 2016 2m 28s

In a conversation with my Sacred Circle – five friends who meet once a month for “check-in” and a spirit-enriching ceremony – we were talking about those bleak times when sadness and despair seem to overpower all our excellent self-care practic

What feeds your soul?

Sep 1st, 2016 8m 44s

Recently, I spent an entire afternoon in a Japanese garden. As soon as I stepped through the gates I could myself relaxing (and I didn’t know I wasn’t relaxed). A sense of peace descended as I walked the paths and took in the greenery, the rock

Are you getting these 8 benefits?

Aug 25th, 2016 9m 11s

Bonnie discusses an article in the Huffington Post that talks about the 8 benefits that meditation can give to improve our lives, as well as, how to find ways to incorporate it into our daily lives.

5 greatest regrets at end of life

Aug 17th, 2016 6m 25s

On the night that my father died suddenly and unexpectedly, and we had finished with the things that needed to happen immediately and were back in my mother’s home, here is one of the things my mother said:

"7 Feng Shui Ways to Enhance Your Life" by Katie Weber

Aug 11th, 2016 8m 57s

My Go-To Feng Shui person is Katie Weber. I appreciated her article on ways to apply feng shui principles to ourselves as well as to our physical spaces. With Katie’s permission, I’m pleased to share her article with you. ~ Bonnie

Discipline, schmiscipline, and the paradox of freedom through boundaries

Aug 5th, 2016 7m 44s

I once said to my mother, “It’s easy for you. You have self-discipline!” I was an adult at the time. (I would never have said anything like that to my mother when I was still living at home.) I meant it as a joke, and my mother laughed – sort

Good servant, bad master

Jul 28th, 2016 9m 31s

This quote made me laugh out loud. I’ll tell you why in a minute. “There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of ri

Okay, I Surrender

Jul 21st, 2016 3m 14s

I may have mentioned (once or twice or more!) my summer plans – finish a book called “No Regrets: Things I Learned at My Mother’s Knee and Other Joints” and create a new program about moving through transitions. I had delightful conversations

Shameless

Jul 14th, 2016 7m 4s

In the early days when my parents began a weekly paper in our small town, cash flow was a constant concern. Their lifeline was a line of credit at the local branch of a national bank.

"Forgiveness" by Mary Johnson

Jul 7th, 2016 7m 37s

My friend Mary Johnson of [email protected] recently had the privilege of introducing Amanda Lindhout at a speaker series presentation during the Certified Professional Accountants Elevate celebrations. I was so impressed with Mary’s

Attitude Adjustment

Jun 30th, 2016 8m 30s

A few weeks ago I had about a two-week run of technical difficulties. First it was spam. Over the past year, one of my e-mail addresses has gone from getting an occasional spam message to literally hundreds every day.

Concrete Specific

Jun 23rd, 2016 8m 27s

Three quick stories, and then I will make a point!

The power of meditation – in whatever form

Jun 14th, 2016 9m 2s

Many cultures and spiritual traditions include some form of meditation. Go online and you’ll find thousands of sites with more information. A definition of meditation. When I say “meditate” I mean any practice that enables you to find a still