Love Your Life: Winter Solstice Rituals

We’re approaching the shortest day of the year, the Winter Solstice.  The sun is setting earlier and rising later. The edges of the dawn have been soft and subtle with the most beautiful filter of clouds. A new morning ritual has emerged the last few weeks:  I go into...
The Season of Gratitude

The Season of Gratitude

It’s that time of year again.  We’ve rounded the corner towards the holidays and the beginning of a new year.  In the United States, Thanksgiving is mere inches away. That means the season of gratitude has arrived! Amongst the advertisements for the hottest...

Releasing the Shoulds for The Holidays

How do you define and perceive the holiday season? For some, it’s an opportunity for holiday parties and time with friends, or an opportunity to spend time with parents, grandparents, siblings, and distant cousins.  The promise of good food surrounded by love and joy...

The Power of the Weekly Review

Life in the fast lane is…fast, isn’t it?  We live in a society where the expectations all revolve around immediacy:  reply to email within the hour, return texts within seconds, and process all your social media feeds in a single bound. And I get it.  We all feel the...

Hello, Darling. It’s OK.

Hello, darling. I want to tell you something: you’re doing fine. I know.  I know.  You had a “to do” list a mile long this week. No matter how much you get done – or don’t do – this week, it’s ok. Seriously. Repeat after me:  “It’s OK.  It will be OK.” Beating...

Write Yourself a Permission Slip

Do you remember “permission slips” from when you were a kid?  I certainly do.  There were wonderful little slips of paper that equaled a little adventure.  My mom’s signature upon them meant trips to the science museum, the zoo, the General Motors...

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