Where Should You Be By Now?

Everyone has some idea of where she or he should be in life by a certain age. “By 30 I want to be in a committed relationship. By 35 I should have a six-figure income. By 40 I should have the career of my dreams and a family.” Often this timeline is informed by cultural and societal norms. We internalize pieces of it, and use it as a barometer for our own success or failure (often failure.) “Why...

The Art and Soul of Sex

Layers are being shed, and we are all becoming more visible, blooming out from under our overcoats. Our minds and bodies are coming alive again, libidos percolating. Spring fever is in the air. In our modern world, there is no shortage of ways to indulge in sex in one form or another. Images surround us; look up on a busy street and see billboards of half-naked hard bodies advertising the latest perfume or jeans....

Happy Year of the Tiger!

Whether or not you believe in astrology of any ilk, I found it interesting to read about what the tiger of the Chinese zodiac represents: power, courage, passion and royalty as well as the feminine yin energy and the earth. Some sources say its bold stripes symbolize the balance between yin and yang. Yin qualities are usually described as slow, dark, soft, cold, wet, diffuse and receptive and are usually...

The Second Tool toward Having the (Guilt-Free) Life You Want

Do you have your change list? Did you manage not to sensor what you wrote? Have you looked at it since you made it last month? If so, when you looked at it again, did you make changes to it (or want to)? If you haven’t had a chance to do the second step (or the first step for that matter!) in the process of having the life you want, revisit the previous blogs to get caught up to this point (starting with...

The Hidden Authority of Things

I have been on a cleaning frenzy lately. I decided not to wait until spring to de-clutter my home, and it feels great. It is amazing what clearing out old stuff can do for you, and it really is a great way to begin a new year: taking the time to evaluate what we really need in our lives and what is in our way. This is not just about “stuff” as in material things; it translates into mental clearing as...