How was your Mother’s Day? I hope everyone felt cherished and enjoyed spending time with their nearest and dearest. I wanted to share my Mother’s Day brunch with you. This is something that can be made for any Sunday brunch and it will charm your guests. There is no time of the day when pancakes…
I noticed last Wednesday that florists had already set out their surge of flowers around SoCal (I was doing quite a bit of driving last week). I thought it was a bit early, since the flowers would not remain fresh up to Sunday, however people have their reasons for starting celebrations early. Then, it occurred…
The movie “You’ve Got Mail” has plenty of foodie scenes. Why wouldn’t it? The film is directed and co-written by Nora Ephron, who was a food lover and the author of Heartburn, a novel in which recipes are threaded through the whole along with anecdotes which drive the story along and humanize the narrator and lead…
Cinco de Mayo is going to be a big one this year in the United States, as it falls on a Friday, and on the cusp of the weekend many more people will be willing to go out and celebrate with parties and drinking at bars. Celebrated more largely in the United States, it’s a…
As we come to the end of this meditation experience, today is a bonus day that is intended to tie up the message that hope is the future. I hope you enjoyed joining me on this journey and I hope to bring you many more enriching experiences through this evolving blog. “Hope is not dead,…
“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” – Lao Tzu Message of the Day The idea of enlightenment is generally understood as a remote, hard to attain state of knowledge and peace. And it is true that the fully matured state of spiritual awakening is far removed from the typical everyday existence of most…
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” – Samuel Smiles Message of the Day In today’s meditation, we explore the role of hope in the healing process of forgiveness. We learn that blame, judgment, and resentment are based on false perceptions of our…
“Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.” – Victor Hugo Message of the Day Today’s meditation is about recognizing the simplicity at the core of life, and then learning to live from that place of calm simplicity to smoothly orchestrate the disparate demands and forces in our everyday…