Seriously?

As the woman from my health plan abruptly cut me off and put me on hold for the fourth time, I thought to myself, “Seriously?”  While normally, I’m a very patient, laid-back person, two things canquickly send me over the edge: computer problems and bad customer service.  It took two hours, three transfers, and five […]

Banishing Boredom

Last night, I went out to dinner at an Indian restaurant with my friend Tracey.  She started telling me about her colleagues at work, then her voice suddenly trailed off.   “You were saying something about your clients…?” I encouraged her. “I got bored with my story,” she replied, going back to her masala.   I […]

“After You, You Insist”

A few weeks ago, my friend and I drove our cars to a mall so we could shop together before heading our separate ways.  As soon as we arrived to the parking lot, she accelerated past me to grab the closest parking spot.  Literally squealing her wheels to make sure she got the best space, she […]

My Spacesuit Hurts

One of my favorite quotes is, “We are not humans having a spiritual experience; we are spirits having a human experience.”  From this view, we are just visitors on Planet Earth, here to learn life lessons so that we may progress as spirits.  In order to survive in this earthly environment, we’ve each borrowed a “spacesuit” […]

Ready for Love

A few weeks ago, I got a fabulous invitation to spend the winter holidays in Sicily with an Italian hottie I met there last fall.  As I was mulling over his offer, I got a very direct gut answer:  “No.  It’s time to meet the One.”   Although it’s tempting to run off to Italy and […]

Happiness on Hold

“Please hold.  A happiness representative will be with you shortly.”   Why do so many of us put our happiness on hold?  How many times have I heard friends and relatives who hate their jobs say, “It’s only for another 2 more years, 5 more years, 10 more years…?”  So many people I’ve talked to who […]