8 ways to have a mindful vacation
Mindfulness I was visiting with a good friend last week who was feeling exhausted, frustrated and saddened that her recent family vacation was not what she had intended. "We crammed too much in, checked our work email too often and didn't build in…
Can you just “be with what is”?
Mindfulness "To listen deeply is an act of faith." Adyashanti, author, The End of Your World This morning I dropped off my newly minted teenager--who loves working with children--at our wonderful, local nature and science center to begin his first…
Slowing down to the speed of summer
Mindfulness One of my touchstones for gauging how fast--or slow--I'm living, is noticing if I have a vase of fresh herbs and flowers on my desk. When I'm living the life I desire, I create the time to meander in my garden and pick colorful and unusual…
My challenge to you this summer: DO IT DIFFERENT!
Mindfulness This morning I made migas with mushrooms for breakfast. Then I dropped off my son to volunteer at our friends wonderful farm camp (where I was greeted by roosters and got to pet a gentle horse and a goat) and I attended a morning yoga class.…
Who do you want to “be” when you’re 80?
Mindfulness When all your desires are distilled you will cast just two votes: to love more and be happy. Hafiz Years ago, my husband, son, and I visited some old family friends —and native Irish speakers — who live in a fishing village outside…
Why I unplugged on my busiest day ever
Life Balance, Mindfulness Last Monday morning I returned to mountains of work having been off for a week with my family for spring break (when we go on vacation we generally go "off the grid"). In addition to hundreds of emails, phone messages and requests for my…
Finding balance in a 24/7 world
Life Balance, Mindfulness Growing up with a parent who suffered from clinical depression and navigating a heaping dose of dysfunction, stress, anxiety and "not feeling enough" the first thirty years of my life, left me highly motivated to want to FEEL GOOD. The…
7 reasons to ask for help (& support for getting started)
Life Balance, MindfulnessMy husband and I have been navigating some bumpy parenting terrain; unfortunately we're not alone. While at times, things can feel really tough, I find tremendous comfort from knowing we have a strong support network in place that we can turn…
7 ways to live inside-out
Mindfulness Last week my husband I were at a dinner party with several other couples. Henry and Amy were lamenting about how much their lives had changed since our potluck dinner the month before. “Just a few weeks ago I was seriously contemplating…
10 gifts I’ve uncovered while living in the unknown
Mindfulness Are you moving through a career, relationship or health crisis or challenge? Are you in transition and asking "What's next?" Do things seem particularly intense for you right now? For many of us it feels as if we’re headed into a brave,…
Ready to start living intentionally?
Mindfulness, Self-Care We're constantly creating whether we're doing this consciously or unconsciously. Wouldn't you rather create with intent? I just designed my vision board for 2015 (read more). My family and I believe one of the most powerful things you…
My 4 must-ask questions for 2015
Mindfulness, Self-Care I love the time before and around New Year's Day. As a coach/speaker/author who has spent almost 30 years studying, writing and teaching in the area of human potential, this window of time--ripe with possibility and potential--always excites…