

Reflection: What Comes to Mind?
I was leisurely walking around a quaint, beach town when the proximity of these two signs so close together caused me to come to a...


Mirroring the Light
Mirroring the Light by Lauren Taub Cohen The setting sun spills its splendor across the soft, receiving sand and I study how the light...


Normalizing Affords Relief
Recent experiences have caused me to reflect on one of my favorite books of all time Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very...


Long Island Summers
Long Island Summers by Lauren Taub Cohen The sweet and sudden smell of waffle cones combined with the saccharine scent of ice cream...


Becoming Whole
I recently returned from my first weeklong meditation and mindfulness teacher training with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. The week had...


Wondering What Could Have Been
Wondering What Could Have Been by Lauren Taub Cohen She grew up beside the rumble of trains clamoring on tracks and imagined that one day...


Cycles within Cycles
Cycles within Cycles by Lauren Taub Cohen The rain playfully prances upon the puddles. Each drop falls without concern for perfection but...


Discordance
Discordance by Lauren Taub Cohen The mirage of the past becomes a solid, menacing threat when I respond to the present as if I am trapped...


Resolve to Grow
When I last changed careers, Wicked was the must-see show on Broadway and for good reasons. I was gifted two tickets to see Wicked for my...


Remedy for Fear
Remedy for Fear Sometimes, unreal threats cause panic to pummel me until fear begins to bleed and the only balm that works is to imagine...