Many of the people I meet in the rooms of recovery hit much lower bottoms than I did: They ate their way to over 300 pounds or had to be hospitalized for damage to their body from undereating or bulimia. Their partners separated from them … [Read more...] about Is it a “bad habit” or is it “an addiction”? (I can handle it, can’t I?)
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The Telepathy Tapes and the nature of consciousness: what else is there that we’re not seeing?
Rev. Abigail Schairer kept telling me to listen to The Telepathy Tapes, and though I listened to Abigail, I didn’t listen to the podcast—mostly because I spend so much of each day listening directly to individual people’s pressing issues, hence find … [Read more...] about The Telepathy Tapes and the nature of consciousness: what else is there that we’re not seeing?
Join me on a better planet Read and ride Timini by Z Egloff
Listen to this column read by Sara above Sometimes the best solution to a world gone awry is to leave the planet. That’s what begins to call Ollie Finn, a former circus performer with no goals or sense of direction who has been dumped by her … [Read more...] about Join me on a better planet Read and ride Timini by Z Egloff
Songs to Help The Year End 2025
And the new year can't begin soon enough This week, I’m passing along my (social media averse) husband, Bill Magavern’s end-of-year songlist. Trust me, it will help. My longtime friend and colleague, Dan Hirsch, died in July. Dan had an annual … [Read more...] about Songs to Help The Year End 2025
Is this my pain? (or is it someone else’s?)
As we proceed through life, we assume that our thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and body sensations are our own. I’m willing to believe that some of my thoughts and beliefs, while masquerading as mine, are heavily influenced by the collective … [Read more...] about Is this my pain? (or is it someone else’s?)
Four Snouts Up for Wicked: Who Is Good & Who is Evil These Days?
(:)(:)(:)(:) I finally saw the movie Wicked (part 1) the other night (several weeks after most people probably did), and it sparked many thoughts: History decides who on the world stage is "good" and who is "wicked" or evil. My entire lifetime, … [Read more...] about Four Snouts Up for Wicked: Who Is Good & Who is Evil These Days?
How Envy is the Root of Resentment
This just in: there's a good chance every person you resent, you also envy. "No," you say? "Not me, Sara. That makes no sense. I resent the people I resent because they're awful--what could I possibly envy about an awful person? Try to be … [Read more...] about How Envy is the Root of Resentment
Our Two Week Phillippines Winter Holiday Itinerary
My family and I recently chose to spend our Christmas vacation in the Phillippines. The reasons were random and probably wouldn't be yours: our daughter was traveling the world (in Vietnam right before this time) and my husband had lived in the … [Read more...] about Our Two Week Phillippines Winter Holiday Itinerary
I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me, I Thank You, I Love You or Wine, Chocolate & Impulse Purchases?
We all yearn to hear these words from someone, but do we say them ourselves? This past week, as I toggle between despair and anger at the election of a narcissistic potentate, anger seems the better option. Wine, dark chocolate, and impulse purchases … [Read more...] about I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me, I Thank You, I Love You or Wine, Chocolate & Impulse Purchases?
Do I Always Have to Do it Myself?
Maybe I'm starting a series called "These Are a Few of My Favorite Tools."Â Today's tool is: "Gathering Evidence for a New Conclusion." Author Maria Nemeth introduced this tool to me as part of her life-changing course "Mastering Life's Energies" … [Read more...] about Do I Always Have to Do it Myself?
Do the One Thing First & Early
I choose to get up early every morning even though I don't have to. I was raised to be a late bird. Most nights I'd fall asleep to the clatter of our father's manual typewriter as he wrote plays and the loud television as our mother strained to hear … [Read more...] about Do the One Thing First & Early
Are you a Chef or a Jeff? Spiritual Lessons of The Bear
My husband and I just finished binging the third season of The Bear on Hulu.* The story of a highly dysfunctional family (you discover just how dysfunctional over the course of the series) trying to run a restaurant is, as all critics will and … [Read more...] about Are you a Chef or a Jeff? Spiritual Lessons of The Bear