Comfort & Joy

This week I have faced many frustrating moments with my body. When I went to the doctor about my shoulder tendonitis, which I thought was improving with physical therapy, I mentioned to him that I was hearing a clicking when I moved my arm a certain way. He proceeded to…

Right now I am being called to be gentle with myself. I am confronting physical discomfort with a flare up of tendonitis in my two big toes. Even walking down the street takes tremendous presence of mind and patience as each step has a feeling of “ouch” to it. I…

I could make a laundry list of all the physical, financial, and emotional circumstances that are demanding my patience. But rather than write about them, I would like to write about patience. What does patience look like? It’s nice. It doesn’t lose its temper. For instance, this morning I was…

Surrendering is a daily practice. Over the holidays, I had the joy of spending time with family. I stayed with my sister in Los Angeles, who has two children after a long and difficult road of conceiving. My husband and I were unable to have children, and being with my…

It’s Christmas morning. I am sitting in my living room, with a fire crackling, the Christmas lights on the tree twinkling. It is dawn, and once again I was up too early. Yesterday, a friend and I were talking about the new year and the intentions we would like to…

As we say goodbye to Thanksgiving, and approach the December holidays, let’s remember to bring thankfulness and gratitude forward. Gratitude is the perfect practice to continue every day. I am continuing my gratitude journal. It only takes a few minutes at the end of my day. I found myself getting…