{Election Day} Be love today, okay?

This morning I read a blog post by Christine Kane and felt inspired to share some of her message with you. (See the quote above!) It’s Election Day here in the U.S. and many folks have been feeling lot of anger, hatred, and fear. Christine’s message to own...

{Gift Shmift} What if I don’t feel like it?

Recently I had a delightful email exchange with Patty Carter Lin, a member of the Simply Celebrate community. Patty told me that she truly enjoys giving creative, heartfelt gifts to people she loves. But she was in a situation in which she felt an obligation to give a...

How in the heck could a class about death be fun?

This is going to be hard to believe, but I want to talk about how much fun I had in a class I took recently that was all about planning for my death. I recently finished a program called “Before I Go,” which was all about making decisions and setting things in place...

Reach out today …

I’m sending out Father’s Day love to everyone who is a dad or who is celebrating a dad you love. But I also want to send special thoughts to folks who might be grieving the loss of their dad or of a child. Or those of you who may live far from your dads or...