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Category Archives: Personal Growth
“The Talking Heart”
With Mother’s Day approaching, my mind is turning to matters of the heart. Those of you who have read my book may remember the chapter called “Primal Parenting,” where I recount a story about teaching our sons how to have … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged Becoming Myself, Being a Rockefeller, conflict, Mother's Day, parenting, Primal Parenting, The Talking Heart
19 Comments
“Cousin Jules” – a Movie For Meditation
The ping of a hammer on steel is an unforgettable sound. I used to equate it with farriers, shoeing horses. When my son became an artisan blacksmith, I learned it is also the sound of hammering hooks, hinges and door … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged Cousin Jules, creating space, movies, simplicity, space, theater
10 Comments
The Power of Choice
Whether you’re a Jew, Christian, Muslim, Agnostic or Pantheist, this is the season of birth and fertility. Today marks the first day of Passover, the Jewish people’s commemoration of their Israelite forbearers’ escape from the constrictions of slavery into freedom. … Continue reading
Posted in Eileen's Armchair, Personal Growth
Tagged choice, choosing, freedom, perspective, relationships
16 Comments
We Are What We Wear…Or Are We?
Birds display their plumage; so why shouldn’t humans? It’s a natural form of sexual attraction. But when we walk around with advertising on our clothing – from Polo shirts to Louis Vuitton handbags (which … Continue reading
Posted in Eileen's Armchair, Personal Growth
Tagged clothes, community, family, self-worth, TVs, wealth
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How does your life help to remove the causes of war?
Last week while walking with a friend along Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., a banner in front of a Quaker Meeting house stopped us in our tracks. I took the picture above to remember the words: “How does your life … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Growth
Tagged abundance, Crimea, Michael Klare, power, Putin, Quaker, scarcity, war
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Surrendering
I was sick with a virus last week. It made my brain fuzzy but I kept fighting my need to rest. Surrender does not come easily. The first day of my not feeling well, I spent all day in bed … Continue reading
Birthday Musings
What a wonderful thing it is to be born, to live, to savor all that is living alongside. On this special day of my birthday, I give thanks for my parents for having “the sixth.” It was not what she … Continue reading
Posted in Eileen's Armchair, Nature, Personal Growth
Tagged birthday, family, life, thanks, trees
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Conversations from the Beach
I was in Boca Grande last week, giving a book talk to benefit the Johann Fust Library Foundation. A dear friend of mine, who I had not seen in several years, joined me for the two nights. Each morning we … Continue reading
Toothbrushes Are Herd Animals
This might be getting personal, but how many toothbrushes do you have in a cup on your sink? I have two. One for my teeth; the other for my eyes. (Yes, I brush my eyelids now that I’m past the … Continue reading
Olympics of Life
If we live long enough, we eventually get to test our strength. I call it the Olympics of life. It’s when you work, run or struggle as hard as you can for a period of time, and collapse when it’s … Continue reading