Having been a Buddhist meditator for nearly 30 years, I have acquired a lot of what are called “skillful means”—techniques that can improve our lives—and resources for healing and growth.

The one word that best describes my week lakeside in Maine with my dear friend, Kate: heaven! 

The last of the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha’s fundamental teaching, is the Eightfold Path. It’s not a linear path we follow step by step, but rather a comprehensive, lifelong practice that can help us achieve liberation from suffering and bring us into joy, gratitude, peace, and ease.

I spent last weekend decluttering! Once you’ve decluttered really deeply, it’s amazing how quickly the maintenance rounds go!

I heard this expression somewhere recently, and immediately switched: no news before noon.

My dear friend Meleia gifted me a magical weekend in New York last weekend to see the Ruth Asawa Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art! (Thank you, darling!!!!)