Earth Rocks Blog
I may have a shot at living on Mars, but I’m smart enough to know that Earth is a rocking place to be… a place where vibrant health is possible if only we make the decision to choose it.
Join me as I blog about health and wellness issues of all kinds. Let’s rock this life of ours!
10 Favourite Things!
Ever feel like that thing you've been waiting for - for so long - is just never going to happen? Maybe you're waiting for a new baby to arrive, or a new love interest to walk through your door, or a new career to land in your lap... and it just hasn't come yet. You...
Right Brain, Right On!
It's a question I never thought I'd be asking. How do we thrive in a world that feels like it's falling apart? There's a global pandemic, a war in Ukraine, staggering inflation, and a real estate market that's just insane. Yikes! In all of this chaos, it's only...
Notice
Years ago, when I was young and looking for answers to life's big questions, I sat across the table from a friend in an Italian restaurant. We were both the same age, but he seemed to have lived a dozen lifetimes more than I. I peppered him with questions about the...
What Would Wonder Woman Do?
Shopping has taken on a whole new feel thanks to the pandemic, hasn't it? Sanitize your hands at the door, keep your social distance from the other people in the store, stand on the blue dot on the floor. Such a different world. I happened to be shopping for a pair...
Faith the Dog
Kids cranky? Working from home lost its charm? Wondering what to make for dinner... again? Welcome to the global pandemic. Some days are better than others, I know. More than a few times, I've dreamt of going on a spa vacation and ... well... just staying there...
Sheltering in Peace
A global pandemic leaves a girl with a little time on her hands, you know? Time to do things she's never had time for before. Webinars, for example. You've probably signed up for one or two of those over the past few months... maybe more. I took one back in May...
Two Bites
With everything going on in the world these days, sometimes a girl just needs to turn off the news, you know? A little Anderson Cooper goes a long way in these strange times we're living in. Especially when you consider these strange times are likely going to last...
Crazy Little Thing Called Now
Richard Alpert was a Harvard psychologist who went to India in 1967. His experience there was more than just a vacation... it was a transformation. Alpert became a student of a guru who gifted him with a new name: Ram Dass. As Ram Dass, he went on to become a...
Pandemic Pema
Pema Chodron is a beloved Buddhist nun who spent years as a teacher at Gampo Abbey, a monastery in Nova Scotia. One of her most famous books, When Things Fall Apart, is a guide designed to help people navigate challenging times. Talk about challenging times: a...
No Mud, No Lotus
Living through a global pandemic isn't always easy. The life we once knew has transformed into something very different. It's kind of surreal... like we're all characters in a Stephen King novel. We don't know where the plot is taking us, but we have no choice but...
Look Up
I used to think of going out for a daily walk as a bit of a luxury -- you know... nice to do if you could swing it between working and grocery shopping and errands and dinner and Netflix. But living through a global pandemic has given me a new point of view. A walk...
Is This What I Would Do?
One of the great things about self-isolation is you have lots of time on your hands to just chill. Time to do all the things you don't ordinarily have time for, right? Things like reading a new book, cooking, baking, playing board games with your kids, binge...