The Gift of Stillness
Last November, I attended a 4-day onsite for Equus Coach training. I can’t begin to describe the transformative power of time spent with horses - every time I experience Equus I fall more and more...
Rest as a Spiritual Practice
When I bring up the topic of rest, the responses I most often hear are “I don’t have time to rest” and “I’ll rest once I… {insert current project / task / life stage here}”.I get this — for years I...
Kindness is an Inside Job
Kindness is an inside job. Most of us have no problem with being kind to others, yet secretly we lash out at ourselves. Our minds are full of thoughts like:“I shouldn’t have said that…”“I need to...
Creation Begins With Destruction
I’ve started playing with beads recently. There’s something relaxing in coming up with a design, then simply following it through, bead by bead until it’s finished. I've completed three bracelets so...
Our Meaning Shapes Our Experience
Recently, a woman shared with me a story from when she first arrived from Vietnam, some 40 years ago. An avid gardener, she decided to plant what she’d hoped was the first of many fruit trees in her...
The Spiral Path
I’ll never forget the first time I walked a labyrinth.It was in Maui on a week-long retreat, the first retreat I’d ever participated in. I’d gone to Maui to escape my life, and in doing so, I...
Celebrating My Rebirthday
Four years ago today, the day after I turned 40, I boarded a plane to Maui.I went to Maui in the middle of one of the darkest periods of my life. At the time, I was separated from my husband,...
I Believe…
I believe that we are created uniquely and on purpose, each with a distinct combination of gifts, strengths, and interests. Our life’s work is to use these up - to be the best possible stewards of...
If You’re Feeling Stretched Thin
I had an interesting conversation with my husband the other night. I was going over some plans I have for my business, and shared with him that I'd been struggling with feelings of self-doubt....
Just Do It
If there’s something that’s been calling you that feels big and wild and thrilling, but you’re looking for one more piece of data... one more article, or podcast, or webinar, or sign... If you feel...