Author Archive for: Trudy

 This is a tribute to my mother who died one year ago. The poem sums up her presence, and...

  Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in...

Gossip As I put this blog post together it is July 6th, the Birthday of the Dalai Lama. I...

“Do you live as though you have all the time in the world? Having all the time in the...

At the entrance to Pema Chodron’s monastery on Cape Breton Island is a sign that reads:  “Enjoy Your Life.” Pema,...

Expectations and Happiness It seems that our happiness can be measured in inverse proportion to our expectations. I asked...

When I did my Certification Training in Japanese Psychology, one of the expectations was to simply apologize for mistakes....

Spring is the hopeful season. The photo is from my friend Karen’s garden ten years ago.  Another friend sent...