By the time you read this, I will be three days into a week-long digital sabbatical (it ends on May 5th). If things are going as planned, the only posts you will see scattered across my social media spaces will be ones that have been pre-arranged, pre-planned, and pre-staged, with the exception of the occasional [...]
Gypsy Writing, Congruency, and You
I believe that confession is good for the soul, so here’s a personal confession: I have some big goals this year around my writing, yet the first quarter of 2013 was spent with me being a gypsy. Now, while I have a gypsy soul when it comes to the exploration of my deepest desires via [...]
Twelve Ways to Spring Forward with Ease
It seems like only yesterday we were asking all of our clocks and watches to fall back and here we are on the edges of spring already, with our clocks ready to be flung forward. Though our initial reaction may be to just complain about how inconvenient the time change is, how tired we are, [...]
Write Yourself a Valentine
When I was a little girl, I was passionate about everything that crossed my path. Life was a virtual banquet of possibilities. On any single day, I could be a dozen different people. Outside with my little red wagon, I was an Intrepid Explorer and Adventurer. I dug in the dirt and examined archeological treasures. [...]
If You’ve Fallen Down the Rabbit Hole
17 Things To Do to Find Your Way Out arling, let me set a scene for you: There you are, happily bopping along to the beat of your own drum. Your life isn’t perfect, but you love it. Then – BAM! Some seemingly tiny event or encounter triggers you, and all of a sudden you’re [...]
Love Your Life: Create a Courage Practice
Tell me darling, how’s the New Year’s Focus feeling? When you went through the process of digging in and identifying what you want in 2013, I’m betting that some of those dreams and desires were gargantuan. But here we are, just a few weeks into the new year, and you’re already questioning yourself. May I [...]
Give Yourself a Gift: Lose Some Baggage
Hanukkah is nearly over, and we’re mere days from Christmas. As I stock the house with necessities like paper towels, pasta and coffee, I can’t help but notice the frenzy of shoppers filling their carts to the brim with sweaters and pajamas and video games. Now, I could digress into the subject of “stuff,” and [...]
Love Your Life: 17 Ways to Ditch a Funk
It’s the holiday season. Our stockings have been hung by the chimney with care. We have decked our halls. My holiday linens and dishes have been pulled from storage to grace my table, and my porcelain nativity has been placed under one of the Christmas trees. There is something about this time of year that [...]
Ten Ways to Love & Celebrate Shorter Days
Once upon a time…when I was around the age of seven, I was totally confused by the discovery of the concept of Daylight Savings Time. I rose early on a Sunday morning, knowing that while the rest of the house was sleeping, my job was to keep quiet. I had books, could sneak into the [...]
Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time, I did what good Southern girls are supposed to do: I got married young and created the appearance of the perfect white-picket-fence life. We bought a three-bedroom “starter home,” got a dog and a cat, and began to plan for children. When the children came, I turned my career upside-down, joined [...]
What Do You Want?
Tell me, darling: What do you want? No. I’m not talking about unlimited books, a trip to Paris, a perfect relationship or a killer wardrobe that fits your (now) size 4 svelte body. I’m asking you what your heart most desires so that your soul can soar. Don’t get me wrong. There’s not a damned [...]
Nine Tips to Deal with a Mean Girl Strike
I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a Pollyanna. I believe in love. I believe that if you treat others with warmth, it will be returned. I believe that when people take, they also give; that when I have a deep love and affection in my heart for someone, the people already in their world [...]


