Who of us hasn't sat down at one point or another in a day and felt the weight of tiredness brought on by an overly busy mind? It is so easy to fall into the mind. One doesn't really need a doctor or scientist to give us research on facts such as how much the mind is taking in, processing and filtering through at any given moment in an awake person's day. We can FEEL this...especially when we take a moment to just sit down and breathe. If you are like me, it can feel like a f

This song of Nina Simone's rendition "Feeling Good" is what is playing in my mind as I contemplate the new year. For. me, the lyrics are one of freedom, hope, and even gratitude. I find the dawning and arrival of a new year to feel hopeful and refreshing. It feels like a natural time to contemplate where I am in this life and perhaps what I can do to enhance or change things for the better. Not that my life isn't good already, just that there may be more. More growth. More