Meditations From My Ecua-Gringa Life

Focus on the blue sky, whenever possible, no matter what's happening, no matter how gray it might be outside. This thought came to m...

Recently the weather in the Seattle area has begun to shift slightly-the days are a little bit shorter, the nights a little bit crisper a...

Tuesday Tranquil Time # 2: Right now I’m sitting outside on our balcony in a comfy, round chair my mom gave us with Roo-Bear the ca...

As I sit looking out at the Puget Sound hearing the waves lap at the shore and hearing the birds calling and boats buzzing by, I am stuck wi...

I feel incredibly joyful today to be free of pain & suffering, one year after my major open, abdominal, vascular surgery. The ability to...

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 ...