I'm in shape. Round is a shape... isn't it?

Author Unknown

It happens. Comfort food is satisfying while you are indulging, that is, until you later realize the comfort ended up somewhere around your middle, and has caused your favorite jeans to go through a shrinking process. I have two poisons; a Root Beer Float, and Iceberg's Onion Rings. I never mix the two as that could be quite...read more

How many loves have you been lucky enough to have experienced in your life? And, I am not just talking about the soul warming love for another person. I am also thinking along the lines of, a love for a certain place, a book that is still treasured, a four-legged friend, a vacation that changed the course of events, or a time that is, no matter how you slice it, unforgettable. How many of these loves...read more

On a day like today, when the sun is blazing, the birds and the bees are playing, natural sun light and heat renew and inspire, it is nearly impossible to be unmotivated, down and out, or seeing the glass half empty. Even the neighbor down the way, who wears a frown that looks quite heavy, gave a small lip curl this afternoon. It seems the winter that lingered well beyond its welcome, has finally...read more

Last year on this day, I woke up to two strange emails not knowing my grandma would take her last breath a few moments after lunch. The first email was a newsletter from Allison Dubois. She is a medium who talks of those who have passed on. I had signed up for her newsletter sometime in 2007, just after doing an EXTENSIVE college research study (I had enough of the law studies and branched out). I...read more

When the first few raindrops meet the concrete, a beautiful one-of-a-kind scent swirls about. The aroma of wet concrete takes me to many places I have been, seen, and lived. While sniffing wet concrete, watching the rain come down from the heavens, and listening to the birds sing, my phone rang. The phone call that came to life took me back to where I have been, and what I have lived. So much for...read more

Ever have that feeling that all is dangerously too good to be true? You are cruising along with little bumps on your road and light turbulance when out of the clear blue the rug of life is pulled out from under you. And, just before losing your footing you had a strong sense you should take a different path, yet, you failed to listen closely and act on your inner voice guidance. It happens to all...read more

This Saturday, many living on our big rotating planet will be celebrating "Earth Hour" beginning at 8:30pm, your time zone. During this hour we are to turn off all power and enjoy the good old days without all of the buzzing and humming, and work at conserving. Over here at the Anderson Ranch, we will be turning off ALL power at 7:30pm, giving the earth an extra hour. We are planning on...read more

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tzu

At one time, I used to blaze through the Santa Monica Mountains, Bell Canyon in Agoura Hills, Idylwild Park in Thousand Oaks, and enjoy lengthy shimmering gold sunsets at Point Dume (where I tied the knot of forever) in Malibu. Those were the days. The days before I grew up. The days when my biggest stress was working under pressure...read more

Miscommunication : the failure to communicate clearly

There have been many conversations I have replayed in my mind; wondering if I said the wrong thing, wondering if I heard the wrong meaning to the words used, left feeling like there is more to say, more air to clear, more to listen to. Today was a perfect example of how easily miscommunication can play a role in a breakdown. With the right energy...read more

Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply did not know where to go shopping,

Bo Derek

There is nothing as beautiful as spring days just after being overwhelmed with too much winter. The sun is shining brightly, following an enchanting full moon,and seems to be welcoming all sorts of new possibilities. It is time to start preparing seeds to put into the earth in just a few short days, and...read more

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Henry Ward Beecher

Today our family celebrated more than just the coming of the full moon preparing to emerge on March 11th. Today, Obama signed the bill allowing for federal funding to be released to welcome stem cell research for a variety of diseases, including Type 1 Diabetes. For us over here at the Anderson ranch this is a blessing...read more

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

- Anais Nin

A couple of weeks ago, a new, and rare gem in my jewelry box of friends mentioned I should sign up for a Facebook account. I was reluctant to say the least. Being somewhat a recluse, an "unsocial" butterfly I could not see...read more

Material in this article is quite graphic and painful, but it shows us what speeding, mixed with distraction can cause. As I type away, I am listening to a variety of sirens passing our home on a main road in Eagle, reminding me of the urgency to share the word. As I jump over to my Twitter, I find an accident has just occurred a few minutes from my home.

For many days I have wanted to a put a peice...read more

Today was "one of those days". Everything seemed upside down, and off balance, as if I were swimming against the current. As I sit before my computer contemplating the last 16 hours, I think of my grandmom and wish I could call her; but, I do not think they are taking calls for those on the other side of the rainbow. She was a beautiful soul, full of life with hints of good energy, happiness...read more

For months it has been nothing but cold, surprise snow showers, snuggling up in front of the fire with captivating novels, eating my fair share while enjoying the great "indoors". And, enough is enough. The sun is beginning to appear from behind the grey sky and the cleansing spring rain has come. It is time to put away the pink, red, and sassy corals and say goodbye to winter and the month...read more

Every morning just after creating my cup of coffee, always heavily creamed lightly honeyed, I limp half awake to my desk and begin my morning ritual of writing my "Morning Pages" (an idea shared by Julia Cameron in The Artist's Way), I pull my affirmation card (today was"surrender"), and I rip off yesterday's daily cartoon from The New Yorker desktop cartoon calendar for...read more

It is in every garden imagination, magic, and timelessness comes to life. From the tiniest seed, just like you and me, life breathes and blossoms begin a steady reaching for the light and the great beyond.

From a tiny seed comes all possibility with careful tending and nurturing and above all, patience. It is in every garden we learn life's greatest lessons. We learn to slow down to a pace that...read more