Sweet Memories
Some life events tend to create sweet memories, no matter how horrible they may look at the time. Your child’s mischievous happenings are one of them. Since it’s the kid’s birthday week and Mother’s...
View ArticleHome Is Where The Heart Is
Do you ever feel some places look strangely familiar even though you’ve never been there before? If you’ve experienced a “de ja vous” in your life, you’ll know what I’m talking about....
View ArticleOne Fish, Two Fish…
“Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head?” Dr. Seuss, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Do some things sound ridiculous no matter how you look at...
View ArticleWelcome to The Green Market!
This summer something wonderful moved in our neighborhood. The green market! Every Sunday from June to November we get to enjoy some produce and occasionally sweets and breads straight from the local...
View ArticleNourish, Grow, Sustain
Difficult time periods are rarely just an exercise in testing your resolve, it is usually an opportunity for life lessons and growth. We can’t always control the circumstances and the cards that are...
View ArticleThe Prince of Tides
Sometimes you get people in your life with whom you have more “goodbyes” than “hellos”. And sometimes those “goodbyes” are more important than the whole relationship because letting go is an act of...
View ArticleTears and Happiness
Words cannot describe what a parent must feel about a loss of a child. I sincerely hope neither myself nor anybody else ever lives to find out, but in this cruel world, it is still possible to lose a...
View ArticleTwas The Night Before…
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. A quiet and peaceful pre-holiday weekend indeed. No last-minute gift shopping, no endless...
View ArticleTreading Lightly
While you tread lightly my heart pulls away Barriers built for years to protect Only broken with regret Feet itching to bolt, head making me stay Breathe the small voice says Shudders ripple down my...
View ArticleGet Your Cheer Pom Poms Out
What do we really mean when we say ” I’m there for you”?! Do we mean I’m there till the road gets tough, or do we mean till you decide to turn the wrong direction? Then “there” becomes just a...
View ArticleStaying Alive
Any time people ask me where I live, I always go for “Saturday Night Fever” reference. And everybody immediately gets a feel and a flavor of the neighborhood (even though the area has changed...
View ArticleFalling into Fall
The Fall is finally upon us, and we’ve had a gorgeous autumn weather here in NYC (minus a few rainy days this month). I love Fall as much as many people love Spring, to me it always signifies new...
View ArticleIn the Ocean of Pink
In the crisp October morning, as the sun was rising over the island of Manhattan, And trees were glowing with all possible shades of yellow And red, In the middle of Central Park, there was an ocean of...
View ArticleTwisted Candy Land
I often find myself being drawn into a discussion of what’s normal and what’s not. Granted much usually comes out during regular psychotherapy sessions, but people are often just talk to me and voice...
View ArticleAge Is Not Just A Number
Age is not just a number. At least not in my book. And definitely not for this kind of a countdown. This week I turn the clock up and become a 7 year cancer survivor! So, yes, I am for sure more than...
View ArticleR is for Resilience
In my case, each sail adjustment was often preceded with a fight to stay on an old course and then with tears, sadness, sometimes tantrums or that “I can’t even scrape myself off the floor feeling”,...
View ArticleS is for Silence
In silence we receive answers to questions we didn’t even ask. In silence we find out the true meaning of self. In silence we see that the mind, heart and soul can actually all be in harmony. In...
View ArticleT is for Truth
I often struggle whether or not certain things have to be voiced to the other person, but I do also believe in some circumstances we do need to hear the truth. And I absolutely agree that the truth...
View ArticleW is for Words
Be sure to really taste them and see what kind of emotions they create in YOU. Words can either hurt or heal, brake down or uplift, choose wisely before you voice them out. And if you do aim to...
View ArticleZ is for Zest
So here we are, at my last post for this blogging challenge. And this is a perfect post to round it up, it talks about food and life and finding your zest for both, just what my whole blog is about....
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