Issue #124 | June 19, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, I'm going to keep this short and sweet. At least I'll try. lol I've been saying a phrase to myself recently that has been saving me a lot of stress. It's not exactly a mantra. It's more like a simple instruction for my nervous system and brain to follow. I'm sure if you tried to count how many irritating situations you encounter in a day, you'd run out of fingers and toes. Don't bother thinking too hard on that one. Instead, I want you...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Issue #123 | June 12, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, It's hard to look around the planet and think of humans as crowned dust. I like to "joke" that we're devolving as a human race. Overall, we humans look pretty pathetic in the grand scheme of things. War. Poverty. Violence. Domestic and child abuse. Politics. Pollution. And these are just samples. I often wonder why we spend billions of dollars searching space for more intelligent life, because if superior beings DO exist, the last place...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Issue #122 | June 5, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, 🥳 It's JUNE. Which marks the beginning of my favorite season. June, July, and August are when I thrive (at least in New York). Spring is beautiful—the pink peonies have been divine perfection. Autumn colors cannot be imitated by anyone's paintbrush (sorry artists). I adore snow and ice skating. But Summer. That is where my heart belongs. That's when my body relaxes and unfurls especially as I bask in the sunshine. If I had it my way,...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Issue #121 | May 29, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Drowning is an awful topic. A truly sad one because it's often preventable. But like so much in life, how do you prevent something you don't understand? Education is key. Since summer is almost here, let's review something about drowning that I think everyone needs to know. (And then we'll apply it to life and not just swimming). It shocked me when I learned this: people drown quietly. In television drama, they show people flailing their...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Issue #120 | May 22, 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Every week I attempt to address serious issues such as burnout, overwhelm, self-abandonment, and existential dread, with a bit of humor and occasionally an ounce of spiritual medicine. Just about every week, I receive touching replies. It seems you need the same thing I do. A little validation. A lot of love and compassion. And sometimes, a good suggestion to help make the day a tiny bit easier to manage. Last week, I hope happiness...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Issue # 119 | May 15th 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, When was the last time happiness paid you a visit? What form did it come in? How did you welcome it? Most people search for happiness as if it were buried treasure. As if life hands you a secret map, and once you decode it, you find untold wealth and happiness buried under the giant X. Oh, how I wish! Treasure hunting is intriguing. The lure of mystery and adventure excites the imagination. And having treasure in the bank doesn't hurt...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Issue # 118 | Date May 8th 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, This week’s newsletter is just for fun. Because don't we all need to laugh a little more? 🤣 Humor is subjective. When everyone else is laughing, I'm usually not. Then when I'm laughing, everyone else is blinking. My humor tends toward dark, occasionally silly, and quite often based on real-life events. Which brings me to a little story I wrote with the help of my friend ChatGPT. It was inspired by my friend Jeannette, who is one of...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Issue # 117 | Date May 1st 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Let me tell you a quick story about Shera. She-Ra was a fearless cartoon warrior I used to watch on Saturday mornings in the 1990s. Shera was also a bully I went to school with in Paterson, New Jersey. I don't know her real name—she was nicknamed Shera after the warrior cartoon. You can imagine why. One day, I instigated Shera. I jokingly put my foot out pretending to trip her on Field Day. She did NOT think it was funny. The more...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Issue # 116 | Date April 24th 2026 | Previous issues Hey Reader, Yesterday, I woke up and my body delivered a clear message: Today is a rest day. The kind where you stay in bed all day. As a feral housewife, I preach that kind of tiny rebellion. (I better practice what I preach, right?) I had a choice to make. Listen—or push on, ignoring my intuition? Last week, I was miserable. I had multiple doctor’s appointments, took other people to theirs, and did it all with stress, bloating, cramps,...
2 months ago • 3 min read