Telling True Stories (Guest post by Laurie Wagner)

I invited my good friend and amazing writing teacher, Laurie Wagner, to write a guest post for this blog. It is most simple to describe Laurie as a writing teacher — like I just did — but the truth is, she's really just as much a "freedom...

Leap Day!

Tomorrow is Leap Day. And I can't help but think, "What is the biggest leap I want to take in my life?" It's this: I want to take the leap and trust completely that I can be exactly who I am in the world. I've written before about the ways I slip...

Joy is a practice. Emphasis on the word “practice.”

SIMPLY CELEBRATE FEBRUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER (LEAP DAY!) I was invited by the folks at Delivering Happiness to present an "Inspire Talk" at their upcoming meeting in San Francisco. I am not a speaker. In fact, I have a deep fear of speaking in front of groups....

Bubbles of Joy Movement

Thanks to The Levity Project for creating this beautiful video of bubble joy the world over. It makes me so happy to see all these people creating space in their lives to simply … well … blow bubbles together. I love the variety of people and places. That...

Guest Post: The Missing Link by Suki Haseman

My dear friend Suki published this piece in her blog recently. I so loved the message about loss, joy, acceptance, and gratitude, that I had to share it with you. Hope it touches you as much as it does me. —Sherry The Missing Link Last Sunday I met a friend at...