Archive for the 'The Big Picture' Category

Don’t Think

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

One of the best bits of advice I’ve ever received was from my high school French teacher.  In the upper left hand corner of the blackboard, in small letters, he had written “Don’t Think” at the beginning of the year. 

The Space for Grace

Friday, August 21st, 2009

I just came across something I wrote last summer, and I was struck by how relevent (yet again!) it is to what’s happening in my life right now.   Enjoy! A few weeks ago I watched “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”, a delightful movie starring Dustin Hoffman as a 242 year old toy maker and Natalie Portman [...]

A Woman’s Mid-Life Crisis

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

What is it that causes so many women in their forties to re-evaluate their lives and enter a mid-life crisis? For some, their children are grown or nearly so, and they can finally take time to decide what’s important to them.  For others, it could be the death or infidelity of a spouse, job loss, [...]

The Seven Year Itch

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Is seven years (give or take) the natural lifespan of a monogamous relationship?  If we didn’t have social constraints, would most relationships end gracefully at about seven years? It seems reasonable.  Studies have found that animals whose children need more time and attention to rear are more likely to be monogamous.  In human children, by [...]

Unleashing Your Feminine Essence

Friday, July 24th, 2009

We each have characteristics that are either masculine or feminine.  Masculine characteristics are things like direction, focus, getting things done, competition, and linear thinking.  Feminine characteristics are things like receptivity, connecting, collaboration, feeling, and multi-tasking.  Feminine essence flows like the ocean, while masculine essence is pointed and direct like a mountain peak.