My Writing

I love the word 'delight'. Do you? For me, it conjures up the joy of pleasure in our senses, a moment of unabashed happiness, a lovely occurrence of pure glee. A delicious morsel on the tongue, a beautiful view of the sun setting over the ocean, an exquisite, dulcet sound, a sweet touch that is savored, the smell of a newborn's head. Ahh, delight. Could 'delight' refer to a lack of light? The prefix "de-" generally means "down," "away from," "off," or "removal".  Such as Defr

I have really strong thigh muscles. And a pretty strong core. I am reasonably content when I look in the mirror and flex my biceps. But my muscle of hope needs strengthening. It is sagging. It is covered up by despair, rage, and fear. Several times each day I have to remember to use it so that it can become more robust. I scour the news for random acts of generosity, for positive acts of protest, for people standing up for what is right. I go to arts events- poetry, painting

My armor of anxiety often obscures my equanimity. Someone I love very deeply had a surgery yesterday. I am breathing comfortably again. Sometimes that same suit of armor helps me figure out how to find the centered place of calm within. Last week I was locked inside a metal suit of anxious thoughts and feelings.  Every time I tried to let go of the fear of bad future outcomes, within seconds I was swimming in worry again. I kept trying to bring myself back to the present, onl

"Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." This is a great Buddhist quote. It reminds me of...

I have a 99 year-old client who is sharp as a tack! He says he has dementia. While the computer that is our brain may be slowing down,...

Here are 10 little-known signs your body is screaming for estrogen These signs are identified by Dr. Michelle Sands. I indicated on each...

One day last month, I coughed 276 times in a day. And peed 16 times, 5 of which demanded that I rise from sleep. It was a bad day. I had...

It is 13 years since my sister died. and In a few hours it will be 8 years since my mom died. In my tiny backyard, I wave to the...

So many amazing, hot women! Seventeen years ago when I went through menopause, I was hard pressed to find information about it, through...

I am not a 12-Step person but there are two 12-Step axioms that I just love. In my 60's, I think I finally get what they mean....

I did therapy on and off for a total of thirty years. I had a very high ACE (adverse childhood events) and it took me a minute. Or two. ...

Thoughts on MLK Day, January 20, 2025 “My head is like a bad neighborhood, I would rather not go there." I have been meditating for 51...

Stand up if you are a Caregiver! Let me, let all of us, applaud you!  Family caregivers, those unpaid folks who are on 24/7 caring for...

53,000 Americans are expected to die from colon or rectal cancer this year . I usually write here on topics of death and dying. I don't...

As per ScienceFocus.com: “In any human body there are around 30 trillion human cells, but our microbiome is an estimated 39 trillion...

And How You Too Can Find the Root Cause of Your Chronic Illness Please click here to read the story: https://rhyhalpern.medium.com/how-a-...

The Power of the Semicolon to Help You Pause and Connect to Your Tribe ; ; It is no wonder to me why the gorgeous, subtle, sultry image...

I have an autoimmune disease, that was finally correctly diagnosed after twenty five years of symptoms. I worked for more than a decade...

Two months ago, I had a huge autoimmune flare. First, it started with my bladder getting really hot and uncomfortable and super...

Photo by Ashley Green on Unsplash If you are carrying weight on your body that feels extra, and perhaps struggle a little or a lot with...