Nov 8, 2012 | Beauty + Joy
Hi. I love this short bit of philosophy from Kurt Vonnegut. I try to pay attention and voice when life is good. But this is advice I would love to heed even more in life! How 'bout you? "And now I want to tell you about my late Uncle Alex. He was my...Oct 16, 2012 | Beauty + Joy
I was on a coaching call yesterday with a dear client. We were talking about how so much of life is unresolved at any moment. That things are always unfolding and how helpful it can be when we stop trying to figure things out and instead, let go into trusting that...Oct 2, 2012 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
It's my 48th birthday and I just returned from a retreat at a Buddhist monastery in the Sierra foothills of California. During the retreat, my teacher, Cheri Huber, used the expression "unrelenting kindness." I've been turning the expression over in...Sep 12, 2012 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
Today we're celebrating superpowers. But not the kind of superpowers like leaping tall buildings in a single bound. Nope. The everyday extraordinary kind of supehero superpowers. Like how Andrea Scher describes 'em: "To me, a Superhero is someone...Aug 19, 2012 | Beauty + Joy
The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose. —Heda Bejar I’m fortunate enough to be a part of a delightful collective of women artists whom I met in a class called “Flying Lessons” taught by Kelly Rae...Jul 10, 2012 | Beauty + Joy
This afternoon I was practicing juggling with my son and beau. (We're visiting my mom in a small town in Ohio.) I happened to mention that I felt guilty I hadn't posted a blog entry since I left San Francisco last week. Here's what my son said: "Mom!...