Tell me, darling. What are you afraid of? For many people the obvious answers would be spiders, snakes and dark alleys. Let’s face it: these are things that we can avoid in most cases. In fact, we often make jokes about these types of fears because we see...
Most of what I write here in the blog is about how I stay devoted to my desire to live a conscious life, because I know that the biggest challenge to staying devoted to the kind of life we say we want to live requires routines, rituals, and a variety of little tricks...
I’m the first to admit that I love the adventures that come my way when I travel. I credit travel with the opening of my soul in many ways, introducing me to new concepts, places, foods, and people. I’m also the first to admit that I function at my best when I have...
When it comes to happiness, you may be wondering where authenticity comes in. Because I know that in order to be happy, we must be able to be ourselves. Warts and all, so to speak. Yet, the flip-side of all that authenticity is that if you are authentic without...
One of the keys to loving yourself and living a life that’s nourishing is about being present. Science supports this. Yet, isn’t the point of having solid, remarkable routines to create a sense of efficiency? Where is the sweet-spot of routines and...
When 2010 began, I believed it would end up being my worst year ever: my personal life was in shambles, work was stressful, and my mom had been diagnosed with cancer. Even though I had a several-years-old practice of choosing a word of the year as my focus, with all...
The wisest and most loving piece of advice I was ever told was this: “You are always in choice.” It came during a time of my life that I was able to hear it, even though I didn’t quite buy into the truth of the statement right away. I can see you rolling your eyes...