Category: Creating & Shaping Your Journey

 

Making Stew: Onions, Om, and The Creative Journey

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…

Conscious Unraveling

This morning I’m talking with Koren Motekaitis of How She Really Does It about intuitive healing, overcoming stuckness, and creating a business and a life that you truly love. Join us live for the webcast here,…

Blowing Bubbles, Exploding Patterns, and the Myth of Stuck

Yes, bubbles.

Big ones, little ones. Bubbles that float and merge, shimmer like rainbow globes and dissolve into thin air.

Start with a jar of bubble solution, or make your own with dishwashing detergent and water. Make or…

Sailing the Unknown Sea: #2

(In this series, we explore what helps us in the journey from where we are to where we want to be.)

Last week, we talked about two ways to prepare for your new adventure: Build a sturdy boat, and…

Sailing the Unknown Sea: #1

These past few months, since I quit my job in publishing to return my attention fully to my business, I’ve experienced moments of fear. The kind of fear that wakes me at night, heart pounding. Wondering what the future will…

What happens to a gift you refuse to accept?

You’re a loving, giving, sensitive person. You support the people you love generously. You appreciate them openly and tell them so. You share their genius with your friends, telling everyone you know about how wonderful they are, about the fabulous…

Hard to Say Goodbye?: Love what you’re leaving behind

A while ago, my friend moved to Seattle from her home back east for the summer, to live with her partner in his very sparsely furnished house. When she first moved there, she thought she would miss all the things…

When I grow up I want to be me . . .

When I grow up I want to be me
The best me you ever did see
So my work must always be
To keep me free.

When my kids were young, this was one of their favorite…

What I learned about the healing power of memory from a song and dance routine at my local theater. . .

A while ago I attended a performance at my local theater, by Tibetan monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery. Established in the early fifteenth century, Loseling was once the largest monastery in Tibet, home to more than 10,000 monks. After…

Body Stories

Last week I celebrated my 59th birthday. And, as I do each year, I spent part of the week in retreat and meditation, time in silence with the Sacred, with my soul, and with my own heart. And with my…