Throughout the many years of my practice, I have seen quite a few patients struggle with feeling stuck in unhealthy, or sterile relationships, toxic jobs, unhealthy lifestyles, unease in certain geographic locations, abusive friends or relatives, or careers that no longer hold their interest. There comes a time in life where we are confronted with …
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The largest chocolate show on earth, Salon de Chocolate, was in town recently and of course I couldn’t wait to go, but for other reasons than downing as much chocolate as I want. It is one of the most wildly popular and wickedly delicious shows put on earth to glorify chocolate in all forms! …
Toussaint or All Saints Day is a world wide Catholic feast day and in France it is a national holiday. Besides the religious significance, it is a day I like to visit the lovely Paris cemeteries, especially the majestic Père LaChaise, which many consider to be the most beautiful cemetery in the world. It is …
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The parched brown and orange leaves caught up in the crisp wind are slowing drifting down to scattered wrinkly patches on the sidewalks. Raining colours of autumn may be beautiful to the eye, but to me and many others around the globe it can signal the onset of dreary clouds of seasonal affective disorder, …
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Who hasn’t dreamed at least once in their lives of living on a boat? Most of you think of yachts and houseboats, but what about a barge? Top off that dream with seeing yourself floating gently along the banks of the Seine in Paris. I too, very briefly thought oh, how lovely it would be to …
The sheer beauty of Paris is an everyday supreme feast for the eyes day and night at just about anywhere in the city! At night though, Paris earns her beloved and well deserved title of being called the city of lights, when she takes on a different vibrant energy, that sparkles and dazzles like diamonds …
Perhaps you could easily think, without reading my other posts, that my life revolves around escapades here and there without a care in the world. I do seek out joy because I feel it is my responsibility to create joy and goodness for myself and others, but I am never separated in totality from the …
I have much affection for and appreciation of this magnificent garden overflowing at the moment with ravishing flowers that please and tease my eyes with their astonishing beauty. I have many memories there too, because I spent my first eight years in Paris, in an apartment overlooking the small garden in front of La Grand …
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There are two museums here in Paris that certainly are not run of the mill, and one of them, is certainly not for the faint of heart! Both are fabulously interesting from a medically historic viewpoint and for those curious souls, who want a look back into the past! I visited them both again this …
If I can’t walk along the ocean, which is two hours away, then I absolutely love walking along the banks of the Seine any time day or night. Of course the great advantage of walking along this mythic river rustling powerfully through Paris is that you have the gorgeous backdrop of the city at …
I love Paris in the springtime, I love Paris in the fall, I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles, I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles? , but most of all I love in August! For me, however strange it may seem, it is always hard to say goodbye to …
My birthday celebration has been a whirlwind celebration of three straight days full of merriment, spectacular sights, good food, laughter and even wonderful omens! Birthdays should always be celebrated in a big way, with as much flare, style and adventure as you can put together. Friday my official birth day, …