by tricia | Feb 6, 2025 | mental health, spiritual health
Solitude Ahhhh, 48 hours without talking- a blissful rest. I recently spent a weekend at a beautiful, peaceful retreat center on the ocean. There was amazing food, beautiful gardens (well, they would have been beautiful if it were not in the dead of winter), a...
by tricia | Dec 20, 2024 | spiritual health, wellness
YOU 2025- Finding your ikigai A complicated set of circumstances (including many years of college, a bout with Lyme disease, and a lay-off) led me to that ah-ha moment where I knew exactly what I should be doing. I was upstairs in my spare room role-playing a wellness...
by tricia | Dec 5, 2024 | boundaries, mental health, spiritual health
A Simple Christmas I just got home from my first craft show of the season- crowded, hot, and overwhelming with people and stuff. I do admire the creativity and people’s courage to present their hard work to the world, judged by sales. But I just can’t help thinking...
by tricia | Nov 14, 2024 | mental health, spiritual health, wellness
“Gratitude is the closest thing to beauty manifested in an emotion,” writes Mindy Kaling, actress, comedian, and writer Several years ago, I took an exercise class with a teacher who interjected her instructions with comments like, “As you squat, be grateful for your...
