yes. when I lived in a high rise in Shanghai once. every afternoon around 10am and 4 pm, a man would climb up to his rooftop in the hutongs (traditional houses) to let his pigeons out. it was his rest and it became my rest.. watching the pigeons fly in figure 8s.

wow! I don’t know that I have. I think the only person I can think of is myself. I spent a long time despising myself for the decisions I made and then one day, it was enough, and I had to choose. I don’t know if that is in the spirit of the question since forgiveness came at a slow and arduous process that I am still going through but maybe it’s a start?

Been thinking alot about kindness lately. Being kind to others. Seeing them around me. Acknowledging them. And thinking recently about being kind to myself and whether I have been taking my own advice. Lately I’ve been leaving my patients with notion of being kind to themselves at least once a day. Yesterday, I got a haircut and I left there feeling so nice and refreshed, spine tingling, and thought, ah! this is nice. I need to remember to be kind to myself as well.

my grandmother.

I think being in a good mood is one way of being in service. I mean this as really actively, seeking the positive in myself so that I can share it with those I come across whether on the street or in my practice or with loved ones.

I work from home and every day as I set up my space, I’m reminded of how grateful I am to do something I love in a beautiful space of my own choosing. It’s the nicest thing in the world to be able to offer warmth from the cold and a nice cup of steaming tea for my patients first thing in the morning.

I always had a slight asthma but over the past year, it became full blown asthma and I had to learn how to breathe again… it has been a miraculous journey.

It’s a sunny, beautiful wintry day here in Amsterdam. Though I am inside, I am grateful to be able to sit here and look out my window with a glass of water and a smile for passersby.

with care. with appreciation. with gratitude.

smiling with my eyes

loyalty.. it’s something I didn’t pay much attention to when I was younger. I thought it was a silly, old fashioned notion but 4 decades in, two marriages, 4 countries later, it’s something I’ve really come to appreciate in my friends.

dancing in the street

setting boundaries. I heard something very important today. you can always ask but I can always say no.

yes. if I am honest and kind to myself, then yes. if I let go of doubt and anxiety, then yes. if I do not let fear in and trust instead, then yes.

you’re right Debra! I’ve had my dog Alfie with me now for two and a half years and he has taught me so much about barking and dancing for joy.