by Gail Heney | Jul 27, 2023 | FEATURING EMPOWER
“If you are exhausted about your heart’s obsession with the fixed past and your mind’s focus on the uncertain future Your lungs are the perfect place for you There is no yesterday in your lungs There is no tomorrow there either There is only now There is only inhale...
by Gail Heney | Jun 1, 2023 | FEATURING EMPOWER
I am compelled once again to write about aging. I am on the cusp of a birthday that will land me solidly in my late 60’s. After two years of unpacking the emotional upheaval that emerged around my 65th birthday, here I am. The process is speeding up. F*k. As a...
by Gail Heney | Mar 31, 2022 | FEATURING EMPOWER
I’ve heard numerous stories about children who had invisible friends. My eldest brother had one. The friend’s name was Noni. Far ahead of the times in terms of gender fluidity, we didn’t know whether Noni was male or female. Unlike Jimmy Stewart’s imaginary friend,...
by Gail Heney | Mar 23, 2022 | FEATURING EMPOWER
I’m rarely one to cruise Instagram. In fact, I have been encouraged, cajoled and otherwise persuaded to post snippets of my blog on my e3 account. Yet another area of noncompliance for me. However, in a quiet and empty moment a few days ago I came across a passage...
by Gail Heney | Mar 3, 2022 | FEATURING EMPOWER
My father had a saying: the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. Then he would raise his bushy dark eyebrows and lock his deep brown eyes with mine, presenting a mirror of unfortunate inevitability. As I age and study Buddhist teachings, the promise of...
by Gail Heney | Mar 3, 2022 | FEATURING EMPOWER
My father had a saying: the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. Then he would raise his bushy dark eyebrows and lock his deep brown eyes with mine, presenting a mirror of unfortunate inevitability. As I age and study Buddhist teachings, the promise of...