Feb 13, 2014 | Beauty + Joy, Celebrating in the Dark
Hey there. Happy Valentine’s Day. I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that while chocolates and roses are perfectly lovely, there are a lot more varieties of love than just the flowery-n-sweet kinds. Let this day be an expression of your own style of...Jan 31, 2014 | Celebrating in the Dark, Kindness as a Gift
Last week a very dear and beloved member of our family passed away — my son’s paternal grandpa, Norm. Or, as we affectionately called him —Grandpa Bebop (as a nod to his love of jazz). Here’s who Norm was. Norm was someone who traveled...Sep 16, 2013 | Celebrating in the Dark, Unique Gifts
Wow. As some of you know, it has been a craaaazy few months for me. We moved out of our San Francisco flat at the end of May, were gypsies for nearly two months as we waited for escrow to close on our house, then moved in a little over a month ago. This has been a...Mar 1, 2013 | Celebrating in the Dark
I'm taking a course called Awakening Joy and it is chock-full of practices and experiences to help folks see where joy springs from and how to create more of it. This past Tuesday, at the live (yes LIVE, isn't that awesome!) meeting, one of the special guests...Feb 14, 2013 | Celebrating in the Dark
I want to celebrate Valentine's Day by offering 14 acts of kindness to 14 folks who may be feeling left out of love today. Maybe you know someone who recently experienced the death of a spouse or has been undergoing a difficult divorce? Maybe a friend or relative...Jan 23, 2013 | Celebrating in the Dark
I coined the term, "celebrating in the dark" to give language to what it means to find joy amidst stuff that is actually really hard and often quite unwanted. This week I had a "celebrating in the dark" experience around becoming that ole...