A lifetime ago I was blessed to be able to work on multiple occasions in Hawaii, getting to know people who live there and do the same kind of work I do on the mainland. And sure, also getting to experience the awesome beauty of this very special place. But what has stuck with me […]
Make your 2020 Self Grateful
Happy New Year! Did you make any 2019 resolutions? Have you broken your 2019 resolutions? We seem to have a perception that we need a beginning point, a clean slate on which to write a new narrative of ourselves: the first day of the year, the first day of a month, Mondays. Perhaps that notion […]
The Ghost in the Lorapetalum
She showed up in some shrubs near my carport a few weeks ago, a fleeting ghostly image with a very bold voice. As I would enter and exit my car, she would talk to me loudly as she hid beneath the lorapetalum leaves, eyes eerily shining in the dark. I didn’t know exactly what she […]
Lizard Brain
I’ve had an unusual invasion in my office lately. Lizards. I’ve had lizards in my waiting room, patiently waiting for their turn to be seen. I’ve had lizards in my therapy office, keeping a watchful eye on clients who are distressed. I’ve encouraged more lizards than I’ve ever met before to return to their outdoor […]