Less than 3 months ago I lost a dear friend to lung cancer. To think of it still feels like being stabbed through the heart with a rusty knife. I’d known him since he was a boy of seventeen, had watched him grow, marry and have a family.  Yet throughout those years I never knew he

I don’t know whether Barbara Ehrenreich is entirely sincere in her new book, Natural Causes.   Gabriel Winant thinks she is and argues the author’s intent is to “refute the idea that it’s possible to control the course and shape of one’s biology or emotional life…”

Recently, I shared research that compared the benefits of meditation to other activities that focused the mind.  That research found mediation had no significant advantage over other relaxation techniques, like listening to music.  (Blog 5/7/15)  Despite that report,  I ended the

Barbara Ehrenreich’s recent article about mindfulness gave me a laugh.  “…in the Bay Area, I learned that rich locals liked to unwind at Buddhist monasteries in the hills, where, for a few thousand dollars, they could spend a weekend doing manual labor for the monks.” (“Min

My life is pretty hectic at the moment.  Besides caring for my 98 year-old mom, there’s my play to worry about and preparations for my move to a retirement center.  When I saw my calendar for the upcoming week, I threw up my hands.  “Oh no.  Not another lunch, coffee, movie!�