Summertime has arrived and I look forward to warmer days and long evening walks with a cooling summer breeze filled with the scent of...

What is it about Hatha (physical)Yoga that always pulls me back into its structured routine of exercises whenever I drift away? When done...

Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by Gypsies. Maybe because my Italian Grandmother came from Sicily and would read my tea...

The month of March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. With new beginnings comes the internal battle of manifestation and...

My thoughts and feelings about love have grown with a deeper understanding as each decade passes. When we are young, inexperienced, and...

The power of the word “intention” has a new meaning for me. If I asked you what your intention would encompass, it would be the same as...

During the holidays, whenever I heard the song, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” my heart and mind swelled with memories of the past and the...

I have always enjoyed the presence of autumn when a brisk breeze and colorful leaves heighten my senses to the anticipation of an...

I love October and the wonderful stories that stimulate our imagination. One of my favorites comes from Ireland, Stingy Jack O’Lantern,...

September brings the end of summer and the beauty of a colorful fall season. For families, the preparation for the beginning of a new...

I was born with a smile and that gift has kept me on track all my life as I focus on happiness, beauty, and kindness in a world that can...

Whenever I couldn’t find my father while living at home in Tucson, Arizona, he would be among his treasured books in his library. He...

As I look over my life, I see more clearly why the choices I made led me to where I am today. Each decade held many challenges for me and...

Why do I hear those 5 words, and my skin begins to crawl with a warning that something bad is about to happen? Am I being pulled into...

In the song by Tina Turner, What’s Love Got To Do With It, she is speaking of a woman who enjoys carnal encounters with her lover but...

While I sit on my sofa in the sunroom, I focus on a groove in Canfield Mountain where clouds nestle among the pines. It reminds me of the...

I was fortunate as a child to have experienced amazing Christmases. It’s funny, when I look back at my past it wasn’t the presents I...

Charles Dickens, the English novelist, and social critic who created some of my favorite characters over the years, must get some credit...

My grandson, James, loves the month of October and all the scary and magical moments that come with it. He is fascinated by werewolves,...

I have always been the keeper of my family’s stories so it’s not surprising that folklore from different countries would fascinate me....