Old dogs, new tricks?
For the month of January, I’ve committed to posting every day, having accepted the 30-day challenge. This is day 27 of 30. Trick #1 Belle isn’t exactly a beggar, but she will sit …
Category: lessons
Is there a trick to eating? 4 easy lessons I’ve learned.
For the month of January, I’ve committed to posting every day, having accepted the 30-day challenge. This is day 17 of 30. Some of the things that I’ve learned over the past year or …
An Ordinary Day
For the month of January, I’ve committed to posting every day, having accepted the 30-day challenge. This is day 16 of 30. It’s been a busy Saturday, and I’ve been thinking on what to …
Living Brave
Today is the beginning of the Brene Brown semester Living Brave and I’m excited and scared and already feeling behind. But – mostly – excited. I fell in love with her work from the moment …
2016: The Year of Hustle
Yes, the year of hustle. No, not that Hustle (although I wouldn’t be against learning that version), but my own version of hustle. More doing, less being. More action, less lounging. More accomplishments, less … …
Looking back on 2015: What? It’s already over?
Time flies when you’re having fun, or so the old saying goes. And this year, it flew by in a snap it seemed — of course, once you get out of college, every year speeds …
Rights and Responsibilities
There are things in this life that we all deserve, and should, without apology or guilt, allow ourselves: I have the right to ask only myself for permission. Everyone else, I’ll just ask for forgiveness. I …
Forgive me?
Dear Laura, Oh, honey — I can feel the disappointment and anger you feel at yourself, weighing you down like an anchor. The silent accusation of “you let yourself go!” and “how can you go …
I’m a special flower
But, aren’t we all? A few months ago, when my California friend was in town, we spent some time reminiscing about where we met — an adventure trip in Colorado in 2012 where we got to …
Courage and commitment
Just a short note, since I’m sitting poolside, surrounded by palm trees, enjoying a little “recharging” time while in San Diego with my family to celebrate my cousin’s wedding. While last week I talked about …