Meandering Thoughts
My husband, Tim, and I drove to Florida to help care for my mom and give my dad some relief over the Thanksgiving holiday. I am grateful that I was able to take an extended trip. Also grateful that Tim and I took some respite in Cedar Key, Florida, before returning to Fayetteville. Having created...
Gratitude is my instant energy uplifter. I am not sure if I was born wired to see the world through the lens of gratitude or if it slowly developed organically through my healing work. I feel fortunate that I can stare at anything around me and find the beauty or...
Parking Lot, Pinky, Wedding Shoes
Story 2: Parking Lot, Pinky, Wedding Shoes
After running an errand at the end of a long work day, I wasn't ready to head back to the house. In those moods, I follow my intuition. I had a nudge to swing by the mall to look for shoes to wear for our...
"Back to School" season can be a time of renewal and fresh starts, even for those of us who are not attending school. This month, I have felt energized to declutter my workspace-- as I make room for new projects. I am determined to make sense of or eliminate the piles of papers. I...
(From the JHC January 2022 newsletter, published 1/28/2022.)
I finished out the year 2021 business year strong and soaked up the holiday joy by having all three of our adult children in town. It had been over two years since we were all together.
My husband Tim and I had the...
(Originally posted 16 December 2008.)
Be Present
The best gift we can give loved ones.
I had a dream last week of having a conversation with the Dali Llama. At one point he asked me, “what is the most important work you can do?” My first response was “I don’t know.”...
7 AM. A moment that has been months in the making: I am launching my Kickstarter!
Here is the link: https://bit.ly/JoyfulKickstarter
Yes, I've beta-tested it with family, friends, colleagues, and clients. Whew! Excited. Proud of myself and my creative team....
To all parent figures who guide others on their life journeys, thank you!
Crashing my bike a few weeks ago did more than shake up my body and break my pinky. It has offered me an opportunity for growth and compassion. And too, altered my schedule...
Right after the bike accident, I went to the ER where I learned that I'd broken the pinky of my right hand. Yes, my...
(Originally posted 15 February 2009.)
Lasting impressions: the green glow and my body’s disconcerted response from the transformer boxes popping…feeling simultaneously magical and catastrophic qualities…to quote my husband, “The cold makes me want to ‘migrate or...
Time to reflect and offer my gratitude to 2020. I have lived through it, that's a big win. I offer my sweet prayers of transition for those who passed on, with deep empathy and condolence for those that carry a weighted emptiness missing these loved ones.
2020 has turned us inside out, vulnerable,...