LoveGram: Love is a Practice

  Hello! This morning I send you a feeling of peacefulness, no matter what is going on: a deep breath, the scent of freshly-mown grass, the glimpse of a deer dashing into the woods. I send you permission for self-care, for saying “no,” for choosing to...

LoveGram: Freedom to BE YOU!

    Hello! Today, I send you the sound of the geese overhead and the awe-inspiring “V” they make in the sky. I send you friends and family who can make that metaphorical “V” with you — switching off the lead position, allowing the...

LoveGram: Get on the Boat

Hello. Today, I send you the voice of a friend who is lying in a hammock, watching lightening bugs on a summer night. I send you wild blueberries. I send you the mourning dove. I send you blue water, wide skies, and a wooden rowboat.   Today, my LoveGram is about...

Invitation to Bliss!

  Hello! Don’t you just love the smile on Birgit’s face in that photo up above? She radiates joy! Birgit Penzenstadler is a beautiful person in our community whom I’ve gotten to know over the years. She always takes my “say it now”...

LoveGram: You Deserve This

      Today I send you tall pines — steady, solid, and majestic. I send you spaciousness. I send you breadth and depth and the whisperings of your sweet soul. I send you a good friend with whom you can admit when you are lost. And who celebrates all of...