

The Alchemy of Letting Go
The pilot’s voice sounded light-hearted as he announced, “Please fasten your seat belts. We’ve been advised there will be some turbulence...


New Moon Meditation
The new moon can be a time of renewed commitment, a time for fine-tuning and discernment after inevitable changes that take place in the...


In Search of Equilibrium
A friend wrote a few weeks ago saying she couldn't sense any equilibrium coming her way. I wrote back that maybe right now life felt...


Being Present
“Everything’s there for me, but me.” This was the intriguing opening statement* by a client during a recent coaching session. Being able...


Kindness
A friend emailed the poem Kindness just as the week began to go crazy, and it was only kindness that gave light and clarity to each...


The Practice of Unfolding
“I find my ideas and visions taking longer to bear fruit—a slowing down and [feeling like I'm] getting less ‘done’—[the] work now is to...


To Weave a Good Life
“You have to weave the good things you want into your life” is the motto of weavers Viridiana and her husband Jesús, passed down by...


The Language of Love
“…the way this bird swoops from an alcove out into the light, the way no one notices but a small child who stops and points—it all...


From "Me" to "Us"
“Traveling makes one modest—you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” - Gustave Flaubert Yesterday I woke up for the second...


The Sweet Wildness of Road Trips: Part 2
“You never knew which split second might be the zigzag bolt dividing all that went before from everything that comes next.” – Barbara...