Meditations From My Ecua-Gringa Life

Remembering what I learned at the recent Heart of Mindfulness retreat I attended at the beautiful Talaris Center in Seattle, presented by E...

My Nut Notes Below are some of my notes and reflections on the Nutcracker Syndrome, otherwise known as renal ve...

I feel like a new woman today, one year after the man who I’d been with for 11 years told me out of the blue that he didn’t love me anymore....

In the past few months, life has given me the opportunity to start anew, reconnect with wonderful friends who truly love me, grow spirituall...

Maret's book montage ...

I feel so proud to be supporting this amazing non-profit organization that empowers impoverished women in Uganda by promoting their beautifu...

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To cheer myself up today, on a dreary, rainy August Seattle day, I decided to write a poem about my beloved second home, Salinas in Ecuador....

For the longest time, I've avoided becoming a full-blown teacher, despite the fact that many of my relatives are or were wonderful teach...

I had the fortune of being invited to teach a mini-lesson in my co-worker and friend, Julie's adult ESL class recently and the day of th...