Hippity hopping through the beginning of this year of the Rabbit.

I feel like I have been hangin’ on to one of the bunny’s ears as it flops around during the bouncing. Wheeee. Whoooaaaw.

The universe has had so many of us whirling with the winds because our beautiful planet is in such a state of change and shifts. (more…)

Recently, my 91-year old uncle had another mild heart attack. My favorite uncle is finally moving toward his transition and, although he is now back home again, he’s alone. Yes, he still lives alone and does not want anyone to be there with him. What a generation he comes from – strong and stubborn. But is that generational or is it just who he is? (more…)

So this trip with my mother, I had no idea what to expect. We have not traveled together alone for many years…almost 25 years, although she has been to visit me wherever I’ve resided.

I know for a fact that she does what she can living alone. She used to do her daily routine of a Chinese Form called “Luk Toong Kuen”, but has since only committed herself to certain parts of the form. She had intergrated her Seniors Aerobics with her morning workout and continues with the Senior Aerobics three times a week. (more…)

My mother and I are traveling along the Amalfi coast, taking in its breathtaking beauty. So much history in this area of Napoli (Naples).

Never in my life have I had to do so much translating for my mother. Not only is she hard of hearing but when English is a second language, that surely does not help matters. (more…)

Traveling with my mother is a great experience after so many years of long- distance living.

The one thing that I had been contemplating for months was how my child was going to handle his mother being away for so long. I had not been apart from him for more than 20 hours since his birth. What was this going to be like for a 3-1/2-year old? (more…)

I moved away from my home town many years ago and made a life of my own away from family and school friends. I was the only one in my family to have taken the challenge to find my own path – and on my own at that.

I am so fortunate that I have a wonderful family. Very tight-knit and caring of each other. The nephews and nieces have all grown and are starting families of their own. Time flies and the universe keeps us all on our toes. (more…)

Why does it always seem like 24 hours in a day is not enough for so many of us?

It’s quite funny how I used to work much longer hours and only managed on three to four hours of sleep each night. This was the flow I had going in my life, which some found horrendous even though it actually worked very well for me back then. (more…)

More and more, I have been overhearing so many conversations about people being so busy in their lives. What does that mean? What does it mean to be busy? Each time I hear that, I notice some sort of negative energy that surrounds it. The scrunched-up nose and upper lip. Never a smile or laughter. Just a sigh. (more…)

Changes in our lives continue to happen, whether in regard to our life journey or our planet.

What happens to us when we get too comfortable in our situations? When there are no changes or shifts, or when we stop noticing them?

We become familiar, lazy – stagnant. In the flow on things, we begin to miss steps that we would usually do. (more…)

I was brought up with very strict boundaries in my childhood. It’s an interesting journey that I’m on now, balancing my own upbringing with that of my own child. Where do we draw these unseen lines in his life? How do we navigate when to extend them out further or bring them in? (more…)