Lost There, Felt Here – Seeing the Forest for the Trees

—Deepak Chopra and Peter Seligmann
Now more than ever — and before it is too late — we need to see the forest for the trees.
To call attention to the plight of the world’s forests and the growing need for us to better protect and manage them, the United Nations declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. But let us not fool ourselves — in protecting forests, we are doing nothing less than protecting ourselves and our future. (more…)

Late Motherhood

I was raised in a home where verbal assault, and sometimes physical assault, was regular. Although I am now over 50, I unfortunately retain an aggressive nature. I raised my first three children with impatience and an overly-firm hand. I now have a late-life child and for her sake, as well as my own, I don’t want to continue the destructive cycle of impatience and hyper-aggressiveness. I believe that after all this time of living in high-stress, it has become part of my physical and spiritual being — an addiction. How, through food, meditation and balancing, can I reverse the damage to myself and avoid damaging my precious baby? I want to live a peaceful, joyful, energetic, and “living in the moment” life. How?

Daily Inspiration

Today every word I utter will be chosen consciously. I will refrain from complaints, condemnation, and criticism. -Deepak Chopra