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…
There’s a sticky note on my desk that I look at daily. It’s a list of different word choices I can use to reframe my initial thoughts towards any goal I am pursuing but isn’t quite in my hands yet. This sticky note helps me raise my frequency and reconstructs the thoughts in my…
For much of my life, I tend to rush the gate. Patience is a virtue I am endlessly practicing. Moving slowly, pacing myself. Remembering to dally. Taking my time. Rarely this happens. But this week especially I have been reminded in more ways than one to embrace the stillness. The past few…
As we move into the final month of the year, I can tell you, I. Am. Feeling it. This morning, I woke up at a bright and shiny 7:00 am. I did not rise. I sleepily thought, “just a little longer . . . .” Cut past a few dream sequences later…