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What would happen if I leaned into grace?
It is easy for me to put "grace" in the platitude bin - divine grace, grace of God - something for other people but not for me. Still, I...
Feb 15, 20181 min read


The universe whispers to me when I am overwhelmed
I don't particularly like being overwhelmed - it feels like ocean waves rolling over my head, one on top of the other, before I even have...
Dec 18, 20171 min read


Wear these to increase your courage...
In A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Marianne Williamson says, “It takes courage...to endure...
Dec 6, 20172 min read


Lessons in Compassion
This weekend, I felt compassion for a mouse. Really. And I am terrified of mice. That fear, of course, is an indicator that mice are one...
Dec 4, 20172 min read


Engage in this if you want to make your blood boil.
Conflicts. They usually get our blood boiling. They can be painful and unsettling. When conflicts are with people we care about, they...
Nov 29, 20172 min read


Who is your wisest guide?
When I am frantic or in deep emotional pain or overwhelmed, my tendency is to believe that I can climb quickly out of the muck by finding...
Nov 27, 20171 min read


Inventing your future
When I was very young, everything seemed possible. As I gazed out into the future from the vantage point of my child eyes, I said "I am...
Nov 20, 20171 min read


Listening for your own wisdom whispering...
Life is a journey, that is for sure. Each of us starts off in the place of our birth and then our life spontaneously moves in a...
Nov 13, 20171 min read


Humor and those stuck emotional knots
One of my favorite teachers, Pema Chodron, says, “If you can sit quietly after difficult news, if in financial downturns you remain...
Oct 23, 20171 min read


What holds you back from recalibrating, re-evaluating and re-establishing yourself?
Jon Hamm is newly out of rehab and is re-establishing his life. In a recent interview with New York Time's writer Jim Windolf, Hamm...
Oct 4, 20171 min read