A Question of Faith
Have you ever tried to put into words the answer to the question, “What or who is God?” In every corner of the world, there’s one question that can never be definitively answered, yet stirs up equal parts passion, curiosity, self-reflection and often wild imagination: What is God? Filmmaker Peter Rodger explores this profound, age-old query in the provocative nonfictional DVD Oh My God. Just watching the trailer for the movie started me thinking… How do you answer the question? What stories would your movie tell? What picture... [Read more]
Simple Steps to Finding Peace
Today I was reminded of a poem that has hung prominently in every home I’ve ever lived in…”Desiderata”. Reading it reminds me to honor and respect all humankind, my God, Mother Earth and most importantly, myself, and I know I have found peace. What I love most about this poem, is that at different times in my life, different passages have spoken to me in a way that has brought me great comfort. When my life was particularly chaotic, I clung to the words, “Go placidly amid the noise and the haste…”, and... [Read more]
“The Secret to Living as a Wise Well Woman Revealed”
Is there a secret to being a wise, well woman? Am I a wise, well woman? And for that matter, what is a wise, well woman? When can I consider myself a wise, well woman? Do I earn that designation somehow and do I have to be “old” to be wise? Maybe when I’m old, someone will tell me. If I asked you to describe a woman who is wise, what would you say? What words come to mind? Gentle, kind, thoughtful, like a grandmother… Smart, intelligent, perceptive, like a college professor… Caring, compassionate, intuitive, like a nurse… Selfless,... [Read more]
Yes, You Can Have IT All!
Do you remember that famous phrase, ladies, “You can have it all!”? Mary Kay has a book by that title, Gloria Steinem encouraged us to reach for it, and even Oprah has been quoted as saying it, “just not at the same time”. Yes, over the years I have believed I could accomplish lots of things… but what does this really mean, to “have it all”? What is “IT”? For those of us who came of age hearing that expression in the late 70’s and early 80’s, we charged out to take on life in a way we had never seen women do before (certainly... [Read more]
