Becoming Xen...My Journey

It’s been a long time! I know.  It’s been a pretty amazing year for me. Not to brag.  I’ve been doing a decent amount of traveling and...

Age is a funny thing.  Sometimes I think that I don’t feel much different than I did in my twenties.  But, then I think about all the...

I am texting with a friend.  We used to live together in Boston many moons ago.  She is one of my closest friends.  Something she says...

I am sitting in frustration.  Nothing is simple. I don’t get it.  Maybe I’m too old to learn this.  Maybe I can’t.   Maybe I’m...

I’m at a remote location in the middle of the pacific – on a tiny skiff.  Our guide, Sebastien, is telling us the history of the island...

I was down visiting my dad today.  It was such a beautiful day, I decided to spend more time than I had planned – missing my evening...

I was talking with a friend yesterday.  He has me working on a program for his company, and I’m pretty excited about that – but,...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you have to get away to think clearly about something?  It’s odd.  I’ve been struggling with...

My niece is about to turn eighteen and is in the process of making a decision about where she is going to college.  She did not get into...

Social wellness has been on my mind.  It’s a challenging subject for me.  I won’t lie. I find that a little surprising to write.  I don’t...

Last week, a friend posted a meme that said, “New approach to self care - start talking to myself the way I talk to my dog...” And – why...

I had a lovely lunch today with some friends.  I was walking home from it and thinking about how lucky I am with relationships.  I have...

Hello everyone!  I know – it has been a minute.  Life has been traveling quickly!  I mentioned before, I did a little east-coast road...

I have been thinking about 2023 coming to an end.  What a year it has been!  Not every minute has been easy – but, holy smokes.  I feel...

I am back in Roatan. Four months since I was here last time. It’s both a long and short story as to why I’m here. I’ll go with the...

I know. I’ve been neglectful of this blog recently. Lots of reasons. Many many things happening. Much of it good. Some moodiness. ...

I will never forget about six years ago, I was sitting around with five friends I used to live with. We were having a reunion. These...

I have been trying to get my confidence up to hold a retreat (I have another post where I mention that – I’m not sure which of these I’ll...

I think you know that I’ve been interested in starting a retreat. I have much anxiety about this; but, that is what I was thinking about...

I went for a walk one evening and it started with a bit of an existential crisis. Umm – no. Not crisis. Existential pondering, I...