During a recent absolutely gorgeous autumn afternoon, I took a brisk 60 minute walk through my Washington, .D.C. neighborhood, climbing the terraces and stairs to the top of Meridian Hill Park where many of my fellow DC residents seemed equally recreationally-engaged. Joggers dashed around the oval in the uppermost part of the park, lovers cuddled and kissed on blankets spread out under trees. Late-lunch takers sat on benches as they wolfed down their sandwiches. Buddies sat

The sun is shining, a gentle breeze is blowing, and the temperature is a perfect, humidity-free 70 degrees. A fabulous fall day indeed. I...

I recently posted a “Metaphysical Moment” video on social media that was even more “metaphysical” than most of my videos/meditation...

In this day and age, is pretty much impossible to not know that June is LGBTQ Pride Month. Parades and other rainbow-drenched festivities...

My 60th birthday is less than two months away. And, to be honest, I have been having some existential angst about entering this new...

Greetings, Spiritual SPINners! In case I haven’t said it a gazillion times, Spring is my very favorite season of year! I love opening the...

Keeping with my “time is moving so swiftly” theme (perhaps an obsession at this point) another event has seemed to appear suddenly, out...

I recently had a revelation about a narrative I have been telling TO myself ABOUT myself for a long, long time. The narrative was about...

Despite the fact that I always enjoy a good “clean slate” opportunity, like Solstices and Equinoxes, first days of weeks and months,...

I’ll be honest. This year, it has been a bit of a challenge for me to tow my usual “New Year” line. In the past, I have, in both written...

It’s my birthday this week! And if you do the math, you’ll know that makes me a LEO! Shocker, I know. I’m always a bit contemplative...

In 2013, I became an ordained minister with the Institute for Spiritual Development (ISD), a small, non-denominational metaphysical...

I continue to be inspired by the "Spiritual SuperPals" that I’ve known or am encountering on my own spiritual journey.  It has been a...

A friend of mine used to have as her email signature, a quote from Albert Einstein, that reads, “There are only two ways to live your...

Miraculous May has arrived! And my message for this Miraculous May is this: let’s start reflecting on all of the things that are right in...

I am not a sports person (big surprise), but I do know that “March Madness” is an annual college basketball championship in the cultural...

As I was drafting the subject line of this week’s FireBall newsletter, I had a bit of an “a- ha” with the phrase I had chosen, “Are You...

Last week, the guest on one of my favorite podcasts OnBeing with Krista Tippett, was Dacher Keltner, a University of California/Berkley...