Personal Thoughts

Earth Plus One

It is one month past the official "Earth Day" and here is my personal scorecard. My favorite tip was checking the fruit and vegetable labels in the supermarket. Did you know that a 4 digit number means it was conventionally grown; a 5 digit number beginning with 9 indicates organically grown and a 5 digit number beginning with 8 means genetically modified. I don't know about you, but I am not ready...

A Moment to Recharge

I just returned from a weekend yoga retreat and it was such a "treat". I spent the weekend in yoga classes, meditation, hiking and sharing stories with 15 fabulous other students. It was such a sense of family. I met a woman who is the editor of Enjoy Positive Magazine (a magazine devoted to positive news - I can get behind that). We all went on a fantastic hike/walk lead by Nancy Cohee of...

“Oh Well”

My neighbor passed away in her home just two weeks shy of her 102nd birthday. When I think back on the 33 years we "shared a fence", I cannot remember her ever being stressed about anything. The other neighbors have also commented on this phenomenon. We never saw her angry, upset, tense or worried. She loved everybody. We think this is the secret to her longevity. She was such an...