At the end of our first class of Sovereignty Kindergarten, I gave the wonderful people in our group a homework assignment: To make a physical space that celebrates and honors them. Something that reminds them, in a concrete way,…

From the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to global warming, from the fires of war to the daily grind of work that withers your heart, our world is erupting with crises right now. And crises, times of great…

Continuing our week’s series of questions about Sovereignty, here’s one from Stephanie:

I am not someone who has a career (I’m a full time mom and wife). It’s always been my dream to have a creative way of

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Continuing this series of questions about sovereignty, here’s a question from Rebecca Leigh of Smart Fresh Writing, about how to stay sovereign when you’re dealing with a chronic illness.

My question relates to sovereignty and physical ill-health /

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Earlier this week, I was chatting on Twitter with my friends Susan Piver, Jen Louden and Mahala Mazerov about writing. We talked about writing that liberates rather than congeals. Writing as discovery…

So much has been birthed this past week. And it happened lightly, happily, while I played hooky from my business and hung out with my friends Havi and Richard, who came up from Portland for a visit.

What…

As I sit here at my desk, writing this post, the room beneath my study is full of boxes. Most of my library is packed in sturdy, brown cardboard containers, scavenged from the liquor store in the village where I…

That streak of lightning that just lit up the sky is Danielle LaPorte’s The Fire Starter Sessions.

Her blog, White Hot Truth, is provocative, interesting, opinionated, brilliant.

Her business strategy sessions–the eponymous Fire Starter sessions–will change the way…

A few weeks ago, Jen Louden invited me to talk about Opening to the Sacred at her Virtual Retreat. A number of you emailed me after the retreat to ask if I would expand on the ideas presented…

You start by washing, peeling and chopping vegetables.

Splash of cool, clear water over your hands, washing away the mud and grime.

The glistening beauty of potatoes, released from their skin. The orange family: cheery carrots, ruby yams. Brooding…