A Bittersweet Tale of Gratitude

A Bittersweet Tale of Gratitude

“Your body’s Divine ability to heal itself is amazing!” Just as I struggled for hours to write this tale yesterday, stumbling to gather the facts and construct them into a discernible format, I went to bed knowing that the Spirit of God would help me filter them into...
Celebrating Our 30th Wedding Anniversary

Celebrating Our 30th Wedding Anniversary

What is the significance of a 30-year Wedding Anniversary? For me it is ENORMOUS, in so many ways: Given the circumstances in my family of origin, I couldn’t have been more ill-prepared for marriage. I was not brought up with emotional intimacy, had no intimate...
Finding Hope and Inspiration in Nature

Finding Hope and Inspiration in Nature

This summer, at my home in Santa Fe, I had the honor of witnessing the cycle of life with three sets of nesting birds and their babies, right outside my kitchen window. I saw the eggs being laid, the attentive mothers sitting on the eggs all day and night through the...
Architectural Landscaping (A Metaphor)

Architectural Landscaping (A Metaphor)

Architectural landscaping is fascinating to me, as a therapist, because of its similarity to the therapeutic process: You have to admit there is a problem with the way things are and you have to have a clear vision of what you want it to become. The slow, hard work...