Driving down the street, trees whose branches were previously bare have bloomed with that particular shade of Spring green that is so bright and vibrant, you can almost hear it. Flowering trees offer their blooms in a riot of pinks and whites and leave a floral dusting on the ground like a city-wide bridal procession. [...]

Now is great time to focus on love (Valentine’s Day and all), and we notice that when we do, we feel more grounded and just happy in general. Smack-dab in the middle of winter, the cold, gray days occasionally have a numbing effect on our New Year’s fervor, but we encourage you to brew a [...]

It’s hard to believe that 2012 has flown by and we are fully immersed in the various holidays of the season – Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. In the time we will take off for the holidays, we intend to focus on being present with our families and friends and giving thanks for the many blessings [...]

We are officially immersed in the fall season (though, for many of us, it still feels like the sweltering days of summer), and that fills us with a renewed sense of purpose for the coming months. It’s as if our new school year has started, our pencils are sharpened and our shoes are shiny and [...]

What a glorious time of year! We love this time when the earth has woken up and offers us the gifts of flowers and spring-time vegetables and fruits. The season naturally lends itself to renewal and fresh starts – something we are always in favor of. The very definition of recovery is starting clean and [...]

Typically, Jim and I are in the sun-soaked inland valley of Southern California and loving the warmer days and longer daylight hours. Needless to say, it’s been a bit of an adjustment since we became Oregon residents in November. There is a lovely tree in my front yard that has a few small buds, a [...]

Welcome to 2012! We are looking forward to a brand-new year, full of opportunities to connect with each other, at luncheons, conferences or just one-on-one. It’s hard to get away from at least thinking about healthy changes we would like to make this year, even if we aren’t a big fan of resolutions (due to [...]