Author Archive | Elaine

HOW DOING LESS ADDS MORE from March 24, 2021 You are probably thinking: We have been living with a global pandemic for over a year now, and most of us just want to be free to enjoy doing more, not less!Yes, we have all been in a strange version of overdrive. The world has collectively experienced an impossible […]

YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER written on February 10, 2021 For close to a year now, our lives have changed dramatically.  We have surfed the waves of grief, anger, sadness, fear, and confusion as our own mortality has metaphorically smacked us in the face. The availability of vaccines is beginning to mediate our pervasive feelings of […]

So Much Lost – Yet, Some Things Found 2020 will forever be remembered as the year that turned us upside-down and inside-out.  This upheaval has led us to question many of the assumptions that have driven our lives.  A massive global pandemic has the power to totally reset our values and our very lives. In […]

These perplexing times are full of confusion and paradox. I know that one part of me desperately wants to find ways to help out those who have lost loved ones, those who have trouble putting food on the table and those who cannot pay their bills. Another part of me wants to hide and avoid […]

I originally posted my first version of Let It Hurt in August, 2017 following the tragic events that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia. The next version is from November of 2018 following the mass shooting in Pittsburgh. As I look back over the last 3 years, I shudder at the astounding number of violent and tragic […]

These perplexing times are full of confusion and paradox. I know that one part of me desperately wants to find ways to help those who have lost loved ones, those who have trouble putting food on the table and those who cannot pay their bills. Another part of me wants to hide and avoid responsibility, […]

None of us have ever faced a time like this, and I am sending each of you love, prayers and healing energy.  May we hold ourselves and one another with deep kindness and compassion. In this post I am sharing a number of brief pieces I created hoping that one or more speaks to you. We […]

The Coronavirus continues to dominate headlines all over the world. Most, if not all of us, know the basic protocol regarding handwashing, coughing and sneezing, disinfecting surfaces, eliminating handshaking, etc. See www. CDC.GOV for up to the minute complete information. Yes, we need to be informed and knowledge is power… BUT it is also critical to realize […]

Comfort and Joy – or a Big Pain in the ______?? As we welcome the New Year, it may be helpful to reflect upon the 2019 holidays.  Did you find yourself striving to live up to unrealistic expectations for yourself and others?  If you experienced a return of, or increase in physical and/or emotional discomfort, you may […]