Category: Personal Development

I was in a parking garage and pulled up to the exit. Since I had pre-paid online, I had to press the assistance button and tell them my account number, rather than insert my credit card. The attendant said, "Hello, how can I help you?" I replied that I had pre-paid. She kept saying hello… Continue reading How Do You Sound So Clear?

I used to prescribe to the “all or nothing” mindset. On the surface it seemed like an admirable aspiration.  I either give one hundred percent of my energy to an activity or I just don’t do it all. Hot or Cold. Fully committed or not at all committed. But what if I only have 85%… Continue reading Letting Go of “All or Nothing”

Last week, I boarded a plane to NYC on Southwest Airlines, where you get to pick your own seat. Everyone was attempting to squish into the first twelve rows, including myself. The flight attendant looked around and said, "Folks, there are entire rows available in the back." I hesitated at first, then got up and… Continue reading Space Beyond the Crowd

Yesterday, while on a plane, I was thinking about some current things in my life and posted the following to my Facebook: "It's not your job, my dear friend, to mitigate other people's discomfort at the expense of expressing your beautiful soulful evolution. Shine bright because in reality we have no control over how we… Continue reading It’s Not Your Job

You are what the world needs. Not later or in some sweet by and by. Right now. At this very moment, you possess everything that you will ever need to live a fulfilled life. Show the world what you got and don't apologize for one bit about it. Honestly, I'm  tired of apologizing for things… Continue reading I’m Not Sorry

Boundaries are on my mind this morning. My learning of them. How we learn or unlearn to set boundaries with folks who incessantly make us feel drained or step over boundaries all too much. Julia Cameron's Artist's Way calls them crazymakers. Oh, the crazymakers. One of the great lessons I am learning as I head… Continue reading 30 by 30: Boundaries

Quiet. Can I be with myself in this quiet a sea of unknown Swelling up to create a tide that overtakes the wall around my heart Can I feel all that is here right now in this moment as it courses through my body Can I breathe and relax settle into my bodily home the… Continue reading Quiet

For the past 2 months, life has been moving at a whirlwind pace for me. Many projects in the air, feeling like I am going in a million directions, and throw in Mercury going retrograde to liven it all up.  And you know what? I have been flowing instead of fighting that chaos. I have… Continue reading On the Rhythms of Life

Next month, I am having my first women's circle. It is all about Dancing with I Don't Know. Many of us, myself included, struggle with admitting and saying "I don't know." Honestly, its a scary place to admit being in. We also live in a society that insists that we have everything figured out all… Continue reading Dancing with I Don’t Know

A year ago, I had a blank page. Today, I am in a 2nd round of revising my 60,000 word novel Dreaming Sisters. Here's my timeline: June -September: Did 12 week program Artist's Way by Julie Cameron, did more painting, dancing, and went trampolining September -October: Scribbled down a few ideas and conceptualized a musical… Continue reading A Few Tips to Getting Started on a Novel