The Joy of Cooking and The Joy of Sex are the two books that I thought of during a session with a client last week. No, the session was not about cooking or sex, and quite frankly it wasn’t exactly about joy either. It was about chaos and the frustration of always having to deal…
It has been quite the week. Between the devastation in the Bahamas and many other losses, I have been deep in reflection about pain, peace and process. And as is typical when life gets heavy and hard, deep, primordial wisdom and humor begin to flow. As I teeter on the brink of losing myself and…
Making yourself happy, overcoming the negativity bias, the power of positive thinking, finding joy and living Happily Ever After are concepts that most of us aspire to, yet sadly, they are things that many of us never attain. And sadder still is the fact that we are typically the ones who block our own path…
If you are anything like me, you sometimes ask yourself, “How do I do things better?” or “How can I get better?” The question of how to get better at life is one we all ponder. Whether it’s yoga, cooking, your job, relationships, personal growth, or even life, it’s more fun to do things when…
Could you be blind to your own faults? Are you self-sacrificing because you believe it makes you a better person? How could you be hurting yourself and others by not taking care of yourself first? For about three weeks now I’ve had a robin who throws himself at my foyer window. The foyer is two…
I was in the lobby of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan when the problem of living in the present was revealed to me. Contrary to what I’d been told, happiness, peace, and prosperity did not come from living in the moment. Happiness, peace, and prosperity came from leaving the present moment, constantly shifting between the past…
Although there are several versions of this old Cherokee Legend, the basic story, about how positive thinking changes your life, is as follows: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.…
Spring is here, which means it’s time for spring cleaning! While you may be thinking, “wait a second Lora, spring cleaning sounds nothing like self-care to me” our surroundings deeply impact both our mental state and our sense of well-being. So yes, spring cleaning is an act of self-care, and when it is approached from…
Have you ever wanted something really bad, invested in change, and then given up on yourself? If you are anything like most humans, the answer is yes! Most of us are very clear about what we want and what it will take to get us there, yet too many of us give up on ourselves…
