Celebrate Push the Envelope Day!

This evening, my dear friend and extraordinarily fashionable gal Suki is meeting me and my beau Ian at the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit for our very own Push the Envelope celebration. We're all going to wear something that makes us feel fun and fabulous — but...

When inspiration whistles, hop on board.

My friend Maya set off on a 40-day journey on her 40th birthday. She's bicycling from Amherst to Milwaukee and trailing a typewriter behind her. When I was talking to her on the phone about a month ago, I suddenly had this feeling that I just HAD to somehow be a...

10 Minute Challenge (Still time!)

Last Thursday I posted on this blog about my excitement over seeing so clearly how simple conscious acts of joy can literally change our lives. Creating an extraordinary moment for ourselves or someone else can change the landscape of an entire day. Doing this every...

Plant a yes.

In the spirit of Amy Krouse Rosenthal's work,16 bloggers set out to "Plant a Kiss" in the world on April 29. We each did something we thought would spread a little extra joy, color, connection, poetry, or magic in the world. Then we watched to see what...

15 Minute breakfast talk on celebration.

I loved my Blog Talk breakfast talk with Cyrus Webb this morn! Our conversation about creating moments of celebration was so energizing for me. But even more so, I am grateful for his genuine warmth and energy; he reminded me of what a gift it is to be 100% present...