Are You Feeding Your Spirit?
“Your spirit is the part of you that is seeking meaning and purpose... {it’s} the part of you that’s drawn to hope.” - Caroline MyssThe past week has been full of logistical and tactical activities....
Do Your Thoughts Spark Joy?
A few years ago, I read “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo. If you're not familiar, the basic premise is that you go through every area of your home and workspace, and get rid of...
The Gift of Stillness
Last November, I attended a 4-day onsite for Equus Coach training. I can’t begin to describe the transformative power of time spent with horses - every time I experience Equus I fall more and more...
Rest as a Spiritual Practice
When I bring up the topic of rest, the responses I most often hear are “I don’t have time to rest” and “I’ll rest once I… {insert current project / task / life stage here}”.I get this — for years I...
Kindness is an Inside Job
Kindness is an inside job. Most of us have no problem with being kind to others, yet secretly we lash out at ourselves. Our minds are full of thoughts like:“I shouldn’t have said that…”“I need to...
Creation Begins With Destruction
I’ve started playing with beads recently. There’s something relaxing in coming up with a design, then simply following it through, bead by bead until it’s finished. I've completed three bracelets so...
Our Meaning Shapes Our Experience
Recently, a woman shared with me a story from when she first arrived from Vietnam, some 40 years ago. An avid gardener, she decided to plant what she’d hoped was the first of many fruit trees in her...
The Spiral Path
I’ll never forget the first time I walked a labyrinth.It was in Maui on a week-long retreat, the first retreat I’d ever participated in. I’d gone to Maui to escape my life, and in doing so, I...
Rebirthday Reflections
Four years ago today, the day after I turned 40, I boarded a plane to Maui. Some of you know this story, but you may not have heard this particular version. I went to Maui in the...
I Believe…
I believe that we are created uniquely and on purpose, each with a distinct combination of gifts, strengths, and interests. Our life’s work is to use these up - to be the best possible stewards of...