I love the smell of that first cup of morning coffee when I pull the mug up to my lips for the first sip. I like too, the feel of the old leather bound journal I’m using. It inspires me every time I pick it up. And, when I see the smallest of the small [...]
With spring just a week away, it’s time for a little spring cleaning. But, this time when you sort through the closet and clean out the drawer, tossing out all the worn items or things you no longer need, take a minute to also clean out that mental clutter that’s keeping you from enjoying your [...]
My daughter has this ongoing project where she takes trash, bottle caps and bubble wrap, pencil shavings, scraps of ribbon, and tin foil, packing peanuts and popcorn kernels and just about anything else she can find to create a world on a flat of cardboard. With a glue gun, singular pockets of an egg carton [...]
The biggest changes are often a result of the smallest kindnesses. The world is filled with countless examples of individuals who alone made a profound and grand, contribution. Often you may start alone, with a baby step, but soon others will be swept up in your kindness too. When you lead with compassion, you will [...]
Faith, to me, is trust that the moment is just as it should be – even if it’s painful and difficult. It’s the Knowing, (with a capital K as my friend and teacher Paul Hertel would say) that there is something bigger. But, this is not a passive Knowing. It must be practiced. Cultivated. And, [...]
When life shifts and changes, when things feel hard or confusing and even when things feel beautiful and awesome – often we question our faith. Questioning, does not imply doubt, though you can be doubtful at times. It’s okay, there are not hard fast rules about this stuff. At least not in this spot. For [...]
Notes from the Book Tour: It’s been a fast-paced few weeks since the launch of Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People Nov. 1 in Portland. I’ve been to San Francisco and throughout Marin County, Seattle, Vancouver B.C. and Los Angeles with more stops on the schedule. I’ve met scores of people during workshops and [...]
One of the things that makes a practice of gratitude so powerful is that it requires us to stop and draw on other positive feelings before we become conscious to what we are truly grateful for. In other words, to be grateful for the beautiful landscape, you’ve got to pause long enough to notice it [...]
Every week when I sit down to write my blog posts, I get to thinking. About myself or an experience I’ve had. About a lesson I’ve learned or a truth I’m trying to understand. About an aspect of myself or a relationship I want to strengthen or improve. And in order to understand all this, [...]
I’ve heard it said that reading is a meditation. I get that. I use it for mine too. And though I also sit in silence and watch my thoughts in the traditional fashion, reading leaves me feeling expansive, connected inspired. The sensations I experience while reading a good book create a kind of creative momentum [...]
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