I define life balance as having enough time, energy and resources for those things that are most important to me. So is feeling overwhelmed—the suitor currently knocking on my door asking for a dance-- what happens when this is not the case? I’m…

One of my favorite songs when I was a kid was The Marvelous Toy by Peter, Paul and Mary (the album Peter, Paul and Mommy was constanly playing in our house when I was growing up in the early seventies). I loved the feeling of wonder and joy…

A couple of weeks ago, my son and I were out watering some new plants in our yard. He called out to me in a very disturbed voice to come over to the sidewalk that runs along the side of our home. He had discovered a dead pigeon. It was beautiful…