I haven’t spoken enough about the chocolate. Anyone following my Instagram or who has read past blogs will recognize my affinity for the full moon and new moon rituals. I treat these celestial time markers as an opportunity to check in with my own personal goals. Am I doing life right? Are all…
Last Thursday marked the 3rd anniversary of my stepfather’s unexpected passing. Leading up to the day, I knew I’d be drinking whiskey. It’s one of the ways I used to spend time with him if mom had gone to bed early, but the fire pit was still aflame, the whiskey was still flowing, and…
This invitation is for all of you: You adventure-seekers, wanderers, soul journeyers, explorers, and holiday-makers out there. The pandemic left us with an emotional void that we all know travel can fill. What can travel give us that we now need more than ever? To feel good. To feel free. To feel replenished. To…
Twice a month, I meet with a fabulous group of females, mostly based in the Bay area, to check in with ourselves and check in on each other. Reviewing our recent victories, our current challenges, our hiccups, our wins helps us to recalibrate, soundboard, and set our next intentions. We do this because…
After an incredible visit to Nicaragua, my mother boarded a plane flying her away from the Emerald Coast and landing back into the Arizona desert. One might have suspected that spending two weeks under the same roof as my mother would trigger some anxiety; that we would slip into mother-daughter roles laced with irritability…
The river you see above, cutting under the waxing moon, moving towards the fiery horizon, this river does not normally flow this time of year. In the past 7 years, I’ve walked this beach, I’ve never observed the river’s direction change its flow so sharply in front of the Beach Club, the place where…
The audio on my iPhone has broken, and as a consequence, I have been without my phone all week. These tech inconveniences so easily thwart plans, and alter our days. My past weekend was spent setting my intentions for March goals – in health, work, relationships . . . . the wide spectrum…
This week I have engaged in two main themes amongst my peers and clients: The “I’m ready” and the “I’m done” conversations. The “I’m ready” crowd are those who are rising after so much overwhelm, sluggishness, or even busy-ness that blankets over what they really need to focus on. They have been brushing aside…
Sometimes we resist the most the thing that’s truly meant for us. It’s been a while since I’ve shared a story about . . . the cat. Anyone who follows my stories closely will have noticed a slight increase in cat-themed posts. Tino, aka “Tiny Intruder” from a previous post, has become a…
In the past, I responded to fear and personal pain with flight. Sometimes it was a refusal to hash out the hurt someone caused me. Sometimes it was an actual flight to some faraway place where I could busy myself and nurture other parts of me – adventure, learning, connection, experience – and…