Oct 10, 2019 | Beauty + Joy
Recently, I saw someone pose this oh-so-general and BIG question: “What the best way to be happy?” Well, holy cow. There are a gazillion different responses, right? I want to share with you just one of my own responses. And I’d love to hear...Oct 6, 2019 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
I just celebrated my “double nickels” birthday this week. (55!) I have two traditions for my birthday that happen every year. One is my Birthday Kindness Project, in which I write love letters to strangers — as many letters as how old I am. The... 
Sep 19, 2019 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark, Kindness as a Gift
Did you read my blog post the other day about permission to slow down and to let go? So, speaking of permission to slow way down, do you know someone who needs to hear this? I’m still in the midst of my 55-55-55 Birthday Kindness Project. (I’m sending a...Aug 24, 2019 | Beauty + Joy, Kindness as a Gift
Happy Saturday! Some of you may be participating in Operation Love, a mission of Secret Agents of Change. (If so, you will recognize poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer in the pic up above!) Rosemerry and I are hosting a delightful 7-Day Challenge that is easy... 
Aug 16, 2019 | Beauty + Joy
I hope you’re having a wonderful week. Are you winding down your summer? Or is still in full throttle? Sending you wishes for a weekend full of ease and playful interactions. May you laugh a lot. May you watch a sunset. May you walk barefoot in the grass. May... 
Aug 14, 2019 | Beauty + Joy, Kindness as a Gift
This lovely couple, Doris and Gary, were just two of the many wonderful people I met while at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Roseville on Saturday. I decided to take a page from my book, “Say it Now,” and give flowers away. (In the book, I encourage people...