Sometimes we refuse the right to be beautiful, creative, talented, and unique. Rather than shining our light, we expend enormous amounts of our personal energy trying to hold it in, tone it down, keep it quiet. We are humble and demure. We dumb ourselves down at the exact moment when we need to shine. There… …Read More »
There are always going to be people who just don’t get who you are. The ones who pre-judge and speak to you from a place of knowing. They speak down to you from on high, saying “THIS is who you are.” Perhaps they’ll call you unacceptable or say you’re too much, even ask you to… …Read More »
Without a doubt I’d say my best super powers have to do with speaking my truth and keeping it real. My friends call me a truth teller. When things are being swept under the rug, I don’t stay quiet. True story: I once ripped the toupee from my stepdad’s boss’s head. Ok, I was 5… …Read More »
I am turning 44 this week (woo hoo!). Here is a birthday pledge I’m making to myself. My wish for this year is to honor my goods and love myself always in all ways. It means I am practicing my no and my yes, and learning to go beyond my limits and reach for the… …Read More »
I’ve been feeling a bit cranky after seeing the mainstream suggestions for New Year’s resolutions. Where is the heart centered advice on how to feel peaceful, easy, and totally in love with your life? I have the impression that the vibes people are being steered toward have to do with being overly concerned about what… …Read More »
It is a new year, and I have been thinking about the past resolutions I’ve made. Wow, have I made some unrealistic resolutions in past years. Seriously, there were some real clinkers! I placed impossibly high expectations on myself. Never mind all the people who knew what I was attempting and kept asking me about… …Read More »
Wow, are there ever times when life hits us with some rough waves! Whether it’s a personal issue, or more of a global one, it can feel challenging to stay afloat in troubled times. How do you make space for what is happening? How do you allow for life to happen as it does, even… …Read More »
Our little Rocky boy passed away last week. His full name was Rocky B. Balboa, the cutest little Papillon everrrr. It was so so sudden, the change. He was prancing about one minute, and unable to move the next. We took him to the animal hospital where it was confirmed that he was in kidney… …Read More »
Thanksgiving is coming and I’ll be honest with you. The holiday that’s about gathering with friends and family to give thanks hasn’t always been easy for me. Hard as I’d try to focus on what I was thankful for, I’d get hung up on the stuff that seemed to suck the life out of the… …Read More »
Sometimes while searching for treasure it’s hard to trust that you’re actually on the right path. It can get scary when it seems there are no recognizable landmarks. You start second guessing yourself. You feel tempted to turn back. Sometimes you panic, and give up. You burn the map, abandon ship. That’s when you need… …Read More »