Sharing My Truth
Soul Travel
It’s 1965. My best friend Beverly lives next door. She and I are sitting on our porch playing jacks. A girl a few years older than us walks by snapping her gum while holding a transistor radio to her ear. It’s loud enough to hear the music, Johnny Angel, How I love...
A Writer is Born
In my first Jyotish reading in LA, maybe 40 years ago, the astrologer talked about how far reaching my writing would become. I had no point of reference for what he was saying and no impulse to write. Having spent most of college days at the potter's wheel, I couldn't...
Cancer Diary 2026
June 2, 2026 Cancer Diary I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last spring. I suppose for anyone in this situation, the diagnosis itself is surreal. It was for me. The second I heard those words, I instantly knew that positivity was my best medicine. I never wavered....
Cancer Gift
I was raised by a lovely giver and became a giver myself. I recall my first job after college (many years ago) at the Lighthouse for the Blind in San Francisco, a sheltered workshop for visually impaired and hearing impaired adults. On my lunch hour I did volunteer...
Cancer Diagnosis
My cancer diagnosis arrives by phone. The first thing I do is pull up a picture of Jesus on my computer and look him in the eyes. He speaks to me as clear as a bell. “Magic is underfoot,” he says. Moments later I receive a text from a healer I’d reached out to saying...
A Life Well Lived
My mother was a true earth angel. When she lived in New York, in addition to being a devoted wife and mother, she volunteered at an orphanage. She was an active member of Cancer Care, spending hours compiling their newsletter with a manual typewriter and plenty of...





