Allowing

Last March my family took a trip to Big Bend National Park. In the middle of our family vacation, after a long day of hiking in the canyon and swimming in the river, we stopped at a quiet, still campground on the banks of the Rio Grande. As…

I Want To Be Free From …

Last night we gathered with a small group of friends for a Freedom Fest. No fireworks, hot dogs or Tchaikovsky. Instead, we enjoyed a lively international potluck (each person brought a dish from a favorite trip they’ve taken) and we asked…

Soulpod

(I'm out on a writing sabbatical through the summer working on a new project. During this time I'm only posting sporadically, when I'm moved to do so.) Here we are. Again. Together. Sharing lentil soup. Legs tangled, snuggling under the warm…

Aware … ness

It's 7:00 a.m. I’m sitting at my computer replying to some timely emails before I finish helping my son find his shoes and water bottle and get out the door for school. He walks into my upstairs office and sits down in the office chair opposite…

Oh Yeah…That’s the Life I Desire!

Today I felt restless and unsettled. I found myself fixating on things I don’t normally worry about. Throughout the day, I felt like I was being pulled away from my center … from that which matters most. I realize this is part of being…

A Grateful Heart

I was flipping through our family calendar this morning, which is filled with quotes from Pema Chodron, to see what’s scheduled for May. The quote from her book The Places that Scare You, jumped out at me: “Rejoicing in ordinary things…

What Makes Me Happy … Now

Last week my son had a couple of days off from school and we headed to visit family in San Antonio—one of the ten largest cities in the U.S., one of the most overweight cities in America and a population that frankly, loves to shop, party…

Ripe

I just returned from Big Bend National Park Sunday night with my husband and son. I sat out under a million stars, galaxies and a moon so bright it hurt my eyes. I experienced deafening quiet. I walked across deserts and over boulders until…

Waves

This past weekend, my family headed to the Texas coast for a 48 hour date with Mother Nature. We have not taken a vacation since my husband was laid off last summer from his software job (he’s on a short-term contract gig right now) and…

I Choose Love

Twelve years ago, right before I got married, I vividly remember living in an apartment in central Austin with my husband-to-be and reading Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. The book’s messages changed my life. The core theme that I…

Love the One You’re With

Love the one you’re with and that would be you. Bryon Katie, author I’m about to overflow with insights and revelations. If I didn’t have so many deadlines this week, I’d grab my journal and pens, head for the nearest cave with a…

Letting Go

As I write the theme for this post in the subject line above, I can feel half my body applauding loudly and the other half saying, “Really?!” Sitting at my desk at work right now surrounded by tax forms, to-do lists, contracts to review…
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