Let’s play a new game. I call it the creating game. Now it may feel a little funny at first, and not necessarily true, but stay with me for a moment. Our habit is often one of recreating the past. We do this in the name of truth-telling. Actually, we do it for many reasons.… Continue reading The Creating Game
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. —Julie Andrews It’s Thursday night and I’m not feeling like writing tomorrow’s post. I’m at a lake house. In vacation mode — the busy kind of vacation mode and I just want to do… Continue reading The freedom of discipline: writing and mindfulness
Hello Love, Let’s just say you spent the whole morning cleaning the house while engaging in a 3 hour mental bitchfest. Cursing out everyone who crossed you in the past week. All your beloved family who were fucking with your zen thing, despite your best efforts to go with the flow. Slowly, as the house… Continue reading Monday Love
Oh what wonderful contrast I am offered when I spend time with my beloved family! And to be clear, I choose to spend time with them every year. I look forward to it. I love it. And I twist and turn trying to escape the discomfort of the contradictory thoughts and feelings that overcome me… Continue reading Family
Hey Beauty, Right here, right now. Take a deep breath. What would feel good in this moment? A yummy cup of tea? A brisk walk? Words of encouragement? To dance your ass off to your favorite cheeky song? Maybe all of the above. Maybe something else all together. Only you know what you need. You.… Continue reading Monday Love
“We habitually erect a barrier called blame that keeps us from communicating genuinely with others, and we fortify it with our concepts of who’s right and who’s wrong. We do that with the people who are closest to us and we do it with political systems, with all kinds of things that we don’t like… Continue reading Blame: Changing the Game
Yep, you’re her. Xo
Hi. I’m in Norway! Heading home next week. We are in Svalbard today. Land of polar bears, midnight sun, a Global Seed Vault, and the kind of magic that can only be found at the end of the world. I will have been traveling with my parents and two teenage sons for a week now.… Continue reading When to Stop, Drop and Take a Deep Breath
Hey love, Every moment of every day you get love, no matter what. Doesn’t matter if you are laughing or crying or kicking and screaming. You get love. Take a moment and breath that in. There is nothing you have to do or be or fix before you deserve love… and still, you might be… Continue reading Monday Love
This week, I’m in Norway with my kids and my mom and dad (Well, when this is posted, I will be in Norway). Now I’m sitting on my couch in Los Angeles, preparing for my trip by writing the posts for when I’m away. For me, constancy + discipline = self-love. These are aspirations, not… Continue reading Guidelines vs Rules: Practicing Mindfulness
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