The thought I had after my traffic frustration, survival, and no-one cares attitude was to turn inward for answers and not turn off or tune out. OK, I may need to turn away from news channels, too, for my mental health, but I'm learning to turn inward to work on my daily stress level.

Collage with modern interior images, abstract art, and winter scenes. Text: "montages" and “I dreamed that, as I wandered...” Mood is artistic.

I’m curious about what makes us an adult and, beyond that, what roles our adult souls play in our evolution?

Long story short, I put my hat on the floor on top of the workshop brochure we were given and didn't think about it again...

How do I get still when the world is raging around me? I started with noticing the beauty all around me no matter what was happening.

Humans and herons are both motivated to do what we need to do to survive. Consider how being in the pond together is significant to both.

Ever wish for a better- meter, the kind that weighs each option and then lets you know by weight and substance which choice is the best?

It struck me then that just like the ray of sunshine enhanced the photo of these two beautiful birds, that thought perked up my attitude.

Our lives are more delicious, richer, and sweeter by something we can add to our minds daily, and that is the state of gratitude.

"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland I love this quote. It...

The masks we wear over time tend to crumble, don't they? All of us, by being human, exist as a whole with different and sometimes...

I was digging through my files and found an article that piqued my interest. “The Spirit of Opulence” article was given to me in 2015...

The challenges I describe here are the frustrating or ‘spilt milk’ incidents people experience in daily life. I think we’ve all had days...

My name is Alice, and today I’d like to talk about rabbit holes. Lewis Carroll's Alice fell down a peculiar rabbit hole and had the most amazing adventures one could imagine. Perhaps many creative types are familiar with their own versions of rabbit holes. I can name a few reasons for using them–researching, safety, hiding, daydreaming, distraction, amusement, avoidance–all with no idea of the passage of time. Another reason is plain curiosity. I call it the ‘shiny’ thing, wh

Michael Bolton's quote is from an interview featured on The View, July 18, 2023 On a couple of trips to Vancouver, we had contrasting...