In The Flow
Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend and colleague about whether what we were working on was the path we were supposed to be on. You see, it wasn’t going easily. Though we’ve spent many hours...
View ArticleGoing to India
“Mommy, I just realized: you’re excited to go away because you have an adventure. We’re not because we’re still at home. It’s like you’re going to camp.” These were the insights from my darling...
View ArticleSpontaneous Discovery as a Way to Travel
Yesterday, we climbed a mountain, swam in the ocean, shopped in seaside towns and sampled great cuisine. We drove along Pacific Coast Highway 101, meandered through little towns, explored the craggy...
View ArticleCanoe as a Metaphor
A few years ago, I was obsessed with canoes. Recently divorced and traveling in Canada, I noticed canoes every time I turned around – the display book at a used book store in Victoria, B.C., the lead...
View ArticleErecting Walls or Opening Doors?
When I learned a year or more ago that the popular Grammy-award-winning band Mumford & Sons is a Christian band, I liked them even more. The idea of a cool, hip band with universal appeal singing...
View ArticleBirthdays
When my children were little, I was overwhelmed by all the stuff they received on birthdays. Sure, we got loot when I was a kid, but it felt like so much stuff, more than we needed, more than we could...
View ArticleVacation Without Going Anywhere
In the past 36 hours, I’ve been to Mumbai, San Francisco, San Diego, Rhode Island and a little village in India. Although I have a stack of books beside my bed, it took buying Secret Daughter by...
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San Diego Sadhana
This morning’s sadhana at Karma Yoga San Diego Today started very early, before the sun rose in Southern California, and I walked across the quiet street from m Cafe Bassam – best fresh brewed tea I’ve...
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A Few Days in San Diego
Sometimes you have to go away to come home. That leaving, that immersion in a culture and a climate different than your own, facilitates perspective. In our daily lives, we get tunnel vision. We don’t...
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The Power of Travel
Pacific Ocean, from Ocean Beach pier I’ve circled the globe this year. Two weeks in India, a week in Israel, a week at the beach, a week in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I’ve been back to San Diego (five...
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