For those of you who followed Sweetie’s adventures through brain surgery and recovery, I’m delighted to report that the saga has reached a rather happy conclusion. Sweetie is back behind the drums! What we had optimistically imagined would be six weeks of recovery turned into eight. Apparently, the brain had its own ideas about timing.
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Have you noticed how your world seems to shrink when you’re worried, frustrated, or overwhelmed? Your thoughts narrow, your body tightens, and the possibilities that seemed so abundant yesterday suddenly disappear. Now, consider what happens when you laugh wholeheartedly, become captivated by something beautiful, or experience an unexpected moment of delight. Something opens. You feel
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I was nine years old when I first visited Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite, and something about that place captured my heart. Surrounded by towering granite peaks, open meadows, and the quiet majesty of the mountains, I felt an overwhelming sense of belonging. It wasn’t simply that I thought the landscape was beautiful. There was something
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When making decisions, it’s a powerful practice to be led by love, joy, or enthusiasm. When we approach change from this perspective, our movements and choices arise from a place of conscious awareness. Even when choosing to leave a partner, change careers, move to a new location, or establish healthier boundaries, we can engage with
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Life is always expanding and contracting, flowing in constant motion. The true nature of reality is change, and when we live in alignment with that truth, life becomes a powerful teacher. Since I find laughter to be one of my anchors through challenge, I watch a lot of improv. It fascinates me to witness people
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We limit life with our mind-made expectations. We imagine we are seeing the road ahead, when most of the time we are only seeing the small portion illuminated by what we already know. The rest remains hidden, and there is true wisdom in that. If every turn were revealed in advance, there would be little
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Coming home has been its own kind of healing. Each day, my sweetie is a little stronger, a little steadier, and a little more himself. He is willing to accept help when he needs it and has already begun taking assisted walks around the backyard. This morning he made coffee, which sounds like such a
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By the next morning, we had a name for what was happening: a subdural hematoma, a collection of blood pressing against my sweetie’s brain. At 6am, the hospital called and told me I needed to come right away. Things had changed during the night, and what they had been monitoring had become an emergency. They
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For nearly three weeks, my sweetie had been dealing with gout. He was taking medication for it, and although it was helping one problem, it seemed to be creating others. He didn’t feel like himself. He was tired, uncomfortable, and frustrated by how long everything was lingering. To his credit, he listened to his body.
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Our planet is magnificent. This is the only place in the universe where you can savor the sweetness of a strawberry, feel warm sand beneath your feet, or stand beneath a sky slowly turning gold as the sun disappears beyond the horizon. It is here that we explore the flavors, textures, pleasures, sorrows, and astonishing
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