Magic happened every night when our Christmas tree was lit up. Looking at the lights on the tree, the reflection of the ornaments, I saw into the possibilities. The anticipation of what would be. I remember the gifts, all carefully wrapped. We expressed our connection...
Do you know where your thoughts and energy are taking you? It’s a vital question to explore and to understand. Here in the U.S., we’re a week out of the election and more divided than ever. I’ve been watching with great interest and it’s a fascinating study in human...
What does being responsible mean? Depending on your perspective, it may take you in any number of directions. The root of the word responsible originated in the 1590’s ~ to be answerable, to another or for something. With it, comes a sense of obligation. For many,...
Ready, willing and able is an old cliché that arose in our collective consciousness in the early 19th century. It implies that you have to be eager and fully prepared before moving into or doing something. For the smaller things in life, this may be apropos. To eat or...
There’s a quote with many variations I often heard during my corporate days, “Your lack of planning doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part.” Short of needing to put out the occasional fire, for the most part, this rings true when it comes to work. But when we...
Juicy and inspiring conversations. This is what makes life richer. To be able to share what's in your heart and on your mind, freely. Here's two from the past week that are very different ... yet the essence of both are about discovering more deeply who you...
Indecision can feel like death by 1,000 paper cuts. The back and forth consumes your mental, physical and emotional energy. A lot of it. You don’t want to close yourself off from the potential of something else coming through. You’re not quite at yes. It feels safer...
What do you do when an open space really isn’t open? This was a quandary I recently faced at one of my favorite places on a trip back from Mt. Shasta. In the lawn area of a local hotel is a beautiful labyrinth, one that I've walked each time I visit. I stopped by a...
The implication and a definition of acceptance is one of approval. Hmmm. What if we instead changed acceptance to one of acknowledgment? Flipping it on its head as it were. I’m a firm believer of “acceptance doesn’t mean agreement,” and quote it in my first book. We...
Every time you experience an annoyance, a hurt, a betrayal, an argument or some other negative event, and the emotion from that event isn’t fully cleared, another layer of negative energy is stored in your body. Layer over layer is built up within you. Each one of...