It’s one of those days that I enjoy looking out the window at the pouring rain from a warm spot on my cozy leopard-print chair, a cup of peppermint tea steaming up the glass and making the trees and the street and the mailbox all look like they are graced with a magical aura. [...]
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Tags: Creativity, intention, writing | 
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Being the unconventional wild woman that I am, I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. I don’t do anything that might feel like an empty promise or a failed expectation or a glorified to-do list. There’s too much room for self-criticism and doubt and that yucky feeling of well-I-guess-I’m-not-good-enough-so-I’ll-try-again-next-year. While I appreciate the magic of new [...]
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The other night, the wild women and I walked through the woods, silently…. our senses tuned into our breath, the songs of birds, a slight breeze, water bouncing off of rocks, the smell of damp leaves, the way that sharp stones feel on tender toes. As strangers passed by, we cut through the small talk [...]
Categories: adventure, choice, connection, fear, gratitude, inside out, inspiration, intention, labyrinth, Living Mindfully, pilgrimage, silence, wild woman | Tags: full moon, gratitude, intention, Lisa Rough, trust | No Comments »
Yesterday, I did something that some folks might consider radical. I threw my scale away. And watched as the garbage truck drove away. You see, ever since I stepped onto the scale at my nutritionist’s office a week and a half ago and learned that I was eleven pounds lighter, I’ve been noticing something about [...]
Categories: adventure, choice, family, forgiveness, gratitude, Health, inside out, intention, Living Mindfully, strength | Tags: Health, intention, Lisa Rough | 6 Comments »
The kids and I went to the carwash this morning, armed with a baggie of quarters. As I had assumed it would be, the giant, extra powerful vacuum cleaner was a hoot for them, and before I knew it, my car looked brand new (well, okay, that’s a stretch, but it looks pretty darn fantastic, [...]
Categories: connection, dabbling, family, gratitude, Health, inside out, inspiration, intention, joy, Living Mindfully, wild woman, women's retreat | Tags: action, Christine Kane, Creativity, happiness, Health, intention, Lisa Rough, retreat, women's retreat | 2 Comments »
