{Uplift Gifts}: You Had Me at Hello

  I hope your week has been going well. I’m thinking of you and sending you warm greetings. Imagine that you can see me and I’ve got a big smile on my face as I wave to you. Imagine that I am squealing with happiness as I say your name. Have you ever...

LoveGram: What Soothes You?

  Hello my beautiful friend  … Today I am writing to you from that place where it feels as if the veil has lifted a little. You know what veil I mean? That one that is usually there, protecting us from the deep grief that is possible as humans. That veil...

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...

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”...