I’m sorry these next two posts are so late. I’ve been crazy busy getting ready for the Jewish High Holidays and for my trip to South Carolina to see my friend get married. But with all my activities, I have lots to say. Bea’s birthday falls on a Wednesday so, the next post will fall…
Finding a Win-Win Situation in life isn’t as hard as you might think. Take for example, my desire to see the opera for my birthday. Opera tickets are VERY expensive. But, I found a free screening of the opera, Carmen, at the beach in Santa Monica. I took my low lawn chair and made an…
I know I said I was going to talk about Win-Win situations this week. And I will. But something came up that is WAY more important to address: when you just gotta say what YOU are feeling… Yesterday, I had a meeting with our temple president and our rabbi. The president is trying to get…
This post is dedicated to my busy Bea. Bea, I miss watching you eat V-E-R-Y slowly. I always loved that you ate so carefully. You are a model of good clean thinking, moving and eating. Yes, darlin’ I see you. 🙂 My students and I are doing a project-based learning activity on health for the…
This post is dedicated Miss Shalimar. You are stronger than you think you are, Darlin’ 🙂 Forgive me, my sweet sketchy scribes, if I go on a bit about my new class. They are a great bunch of kids. This year, I decided to dispense with the usual All About me posters and books my grade…
I’m going to jump on my soap box today and proclaim that Meditation ROCKS! Further more, I feel that everyone should be doing it! But – lots of folks still don’t get WHY to do it or HOW to do it. Why should you be meditating every day? Meditation helps you ground yourself and get…
This post is dedicated to Purity. Thank you for watching over Kris during his difficult night. You were his angel and I know he was in good hands. So, now you’ve let yourself feel the emotional pain. What’s next? You learn to slow down your thinking/feeling so you can more effectively process the pain. (More…
This post is dedicated to my father who never lost the opportunity for a “teachable moment.” I’m sure you’ve heard your local gym enthusiast utter the phrase, ” No Pain, No Gain.” I know I used to cringe when I heard this. And when I FINALLY decided to do something about my weight problem, I…
Losing someone can be hard. Whether it is a relationship that went south or you’ve decided to walk away from a friendship that has become toxic. What can you do to get back to feeling like your good ole self again? First of all, you need to decide that YOU deserve to feel good. We all…
Gentle readers, I’m not going to pretend that I’m some kind of an expert at apologizing. Because I’m not. Tonight, I’m a student of the apology. And I confess, I’m still learning. Saying the words, I’m sorry are not all that they are cracked up to be. Often, it does not REALLY help people feel…