And just now, a sparrow is in the lobby - flying around, hitting the glass, trying to get out. So I opened the door and left the room so she could escape. What in the world timing is that? I was literally looking up birds for my new logo. I'll take it as a big …
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Woman empowerment… yes. Slaying all the men to get it? No. A new and instantly beloved friend told me to look up Nikita Gill - Wild Embers within the first two minutes of meeting for the first time. So I read it. WILD EMBERS We are the descendants Of the wild women you forgotWe are the …
The year of Balance and Structure. And I nod. Yes. This is right. This sinks down into my soft inward places and breathes a sigh of relief. Yes. Structure. Without it, my energy to accomplish flies out into the ether — it’s scatter shot. So much of it wasted. And my …
Having a photography business means lots and LOTS of hard drives and terabytes of archived photographs. And that’s just the first 4 years I got my hands on a good camera! Ha! I rang in the New Year by spending days glued to my office chair sorting and organizing my archives making room for The …
Letting go of what no longer serves you. There is joy in the unraveling, but also pain. For all of us there comes a point where the pain of keeping things alive that we have held on to and propped up in our lives to help us cope with pain, outweighs the pleasure of keeping …
Today is my last day of my first 30 day mile a day challenge - actually my first challenge ever. That I gave myself. And my friend Cat very sweetly did with me. Ok, so in true “challenge” fashion. What did I learn? I need to drink more and more and more water (or I …
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Yesterday I did something I think is a little silly - I declared (with great flourish) speech-style to my kids - that May 1st marked day one of the Happiness Initiative 2020. My 16 year old daughter looked at me with big, round eyes and said - "Is that a thing now? Are people doing …
My first love is music - it always will be. There is something about the release that happens when you allow your voice to leave your body that is unlike anything else I've discovered. This is one of my favorite all time songs I've written (and it happens to be my husband's favorite,too) I wrote …
Transition out of old, prebuilt places into new, un-forged territory is hard. It’s sad leaving home and striking out into the wild west of the unknown. It’s ok. Take the time to feel sad about leaving what you have known, what you have loved, what shaped and formed you into who you are today. And …
There is a lot of talk about boundaries - about how they must be in place to have healthy relationships. But there's a lot of confusion around what exactly is meant by "boundary" and how it functions, and what it's purpose is. So let's talk about it. #1. Boundaries Communicate, not Isolate. Boundaries tell others …
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