Happy Priscilla

by | Jun 29, 2012 | Uncategorized

Thank you to everyone who commented during my birthday week! “It’s great to stumble across your life,” someone said. And I realized that because my blog is chronological, instead of organized around themes, anyone reading the last few posts might...

Happy Birthday to Everyone!

by | Jun 24, 2012 | Uncategorized

“I want to do something meaningful on my birthday,” I told Rabbi Jacobson, “my soul doctor,” a while back. And Rabbi Jacobson responded: “Some of the greatest things in life don’t have to be so dramatic. Remember that. You can do something modest. When a...

Unenlightened

by | Jun 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

For years, I thought inner peace was a destination. But it’s turned out to be as fleeting as any other moment in my life. The panic attack I suffered in Las Vegas terrified me. Everything I thought I’d learned over the last few years seemed suspect. But...

Leaving Las Vegas

by | Jun 16, 2012 | Uncategorized

I had a panic attack in a gigantic, brightly lit Target store on the outskirts of Las Vegas. My first one in four years. I’m not the mellow monk I thought I was. I was dehydrated and overwhelmed after helping my son move into his apartment in 106 degree heat. I...