by Lauren Rosenfeld | Jul 31, 2012 | be attuned, be delighted, be grateful, be happy, be light, be openhearted
A wise person once said to me that listening to negative thoughts all day is like having the world’s largest CD collection (or I guess nowadays we would say “The world’s largest iTunes library) and all day choosing to listen to the music you hate the...
by Lauren Rosenfeld | May 2, 2012 | be attuned, be calm, be happy, be healed, be strong, Uncategorized
I gave up sugar a week ago. I am not bragging. It’s only been a week, and a week doesn’t especially give you bragging rights. And it certainly doesn’t earn you the privilege of finger-wagging. So just to be clear: I am not wagging my finger at...
by Lauren Rosenfeld | Jan 4, 2011 | be attuned
As a little girl I came down to the water/ With a little stone in my hand/ It would shimmer and sing/ And we knew everything. As a little girl I came down . . . But, in a little while I got steeped in authority/ Heaven only knows what went wrong/ There’s...
by Lauren Rosenfeld | Aug 24, 2010 | be attuned, be blessed, be calm, be grateful, be happy, be nurturing, be patient, be relaxed, be wise
One of these days . . . One of these days my house will be clean. I will not find dirty socks stuffed between the couch cushions because it is apparently too far to walk to the hamper. I will not have to muffle a cry of pain in the middle of the night because I...
by Lauren Rosenfeld | Aug 6, 2010 | be attuned, be blessed, be delighted, be happy, be openhearted, be present
All I wanted was a little peace and quiet. A moment alone. I longed for the kind of happiness that a little self-imposed solitude might bring. And I had it all set up just as I had envisioned it: A cup of tea in my hands. A novel (enthusiastically recommended by...
by Lauren Rosenfeld | Jul 1, 2010 | be attuned, be grateful, be happy
“So, how was your day?” It’s a question my husband James and I have asked of one another every evening for seventeen years. I am sure it is a question that’s asked millions of times every day. Spouses and partners ask one another as they cook...
