How cleaning out my car changed my life…

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, [...]

what I learned from tuning in…

I’m just now coming back from a two week offline painting/dreaming/savoring retreat as a jumpstart to the summer…  days of laying in the hammock with my doogle, writing in my journal, cooking and experimenting with food, gardening, spontaneous bicycle rides, and painting galore showed me the way back to my heart….  Here are some things [...]

subtle shifts…

Lately, I’ve been noticing how it’s the subtle shifts in perspective that really rock my world.  It’s not always the giant leaps or the magnificent hooplas that get me moving forward or out of stuckness.  Sometimes it’s bending and kneading my mind a bit in order to provoke a quiet whisper that tells me there’s [...]

to be a wild woman…

To me, being a wild woman means….  feeling whimsical, BOLD, and radically real and authentic;  giving my attention to burning ideas, flights of fancy, and untamed visions; and taking ownership of my experiences by exploring the stories I tell myself and rewriting them if need be. It means…  asking for what I need (out loud) rather than complaining;  letting myself be [...]

How do you honor and celebrate yourself?

Today, I’ve hauled my laptop up to one of my favorite places on the planet… a place where I go when I’m seeking clarity and time to unwind with both myself and my family. We call it “bullfrog pond” due to the uncanny number of HUGE frogs lining the edge of its crystal clear waters, [...]