I wanted to thank all of you so much for writing in with your feedback to my last post. I feel so loved and supported… thank you! After listening to all of your thoughts, and many more of my own, I think I am just going to take one month off of blogging, internet reading, […]

to make warm english muffins with cold cheese for breakfast.
to take a nap on the porch under my favorite blanket.
to wait.
to sit next to the warm cat.
to breathe in deeply and feel how cold the air is.
to take 10 minutes to brew “joy” tea (my current fave).
to panic over a slow time.
to turn off the […]

hello there… I want to thank you for your kind words about my grandpa’s passing. And for sharing stories of your own grandparents. We all experience this, don’t we?
I had a couple of surprises to reveal last week, but didn’t foresee being out of town. So they will have to wait till next week […]

i learn so much in my yoga class. It’s like my instructor knows exactly what to say at exactly the right time. And all I have to do is open myself up to listen. Telling my spaghetti insides to just be still for a minute and LISTEN.
Last night we were practicing tiny little micro-movements. Simply […]

Road Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for […]

The ever-inspiring Superhero, Andrea, has posted a two-part Mondo Beyondo prompt. And at first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it publicly because I’ve already done a lot of journaling about where I am and where I want to go. But then I thought: what the hell. It will probably stir up some […]

dreading phone call today —> trying to breathe deeply and remember that I’ll be through it soon enough
unexpected dental bills and no insurance —> focusing on abundance and grateful for a bit of savings
sick puppy —> long walks and lots of rest
hole in yoga pants —> needle and thread (where did I stash those?)
grandparents lives […]

My Sacred Life, Day 15
Self-preservation.
I am slow in learning this skill apparently. The skill of recognizing harm and then avoiding it. It seems like I am aware of things that make me feel bad, and yet I still do them for whatever reason… specifically certain blogs I read.
I don’t know if you guys do this […]

I have been doing some serious reality checks lately and noticing that I do a lot of stuff (or rather, don’t do a lot of stuff) out of big ol’ plain FEAR. Holding back for fear of looking stupid, or untalented, or ridiculous, or girlie, or dull, etc.
I’m afraid of what people will think of […]

Sometimes out of the blue, I have “one of those days”… you know? When the sky seems to be falling for no particular reason and you just want to go back to bed and mope. A menacing dark cloud rolls over head and decides to park itself above your countenance for the day.
That happened yesterday… […]

hells yeah.

above illustration for Information Security magazine
My to-do list is separated into different categories: today, this week, this month, long term. (How very virgo, huh?) I go through the dailies and weeklies with no problems really. But there is one thing on that list that was ALWAYS present. I read it every day — and every […]

Yesterday I turned down a job. And it wasn’t easy. Because usually I say yes. I like to say yes. Sure. I can get it done. No problem. And I’ll make it look easy. And you won’t even know that I sacrificed my downtime for it. To you, it will look seamless and beautiful. And […]

I’ve been doing some good journaling lately. Lots of lists seem to be popping up in the pages (one of my favorite ways to journal!). Lists like — fun things to do, things to see, places I’d like to visit, collaboration ideas, etc. But one list in particular has me thinking: “Things that scare me.”
And […]

(taken with a camera phone)
“Your mind and your external reality are in a constant state of flux. Every second of your life you are creating or constructing your reality through what you think about and what you take in from your environment… Since you are meditating all the time, the question is, ‘what are you […]

(piece for Balt Sun, mixed media)
I got back from my mom’s on Monday afternoon and have been hustling to get caught up since. Funny how quickly those emails can pile up. The trip was really wonderful. It’s always a re-centering and a more objective look at things when I hang out with my mom. A […]

hi there.
I’m back from a trip up north filled with family and bookended with long periods of driving. And driving always seems to make me contemplative and quiet. And I haven’t really shaken that feeling since I got back.
I am feeling the need to simplify. And simplify. And simplify. A need to find where my […]

What can you soften?
This is a question that my yoga instructor asks frequently during our classes. We’re in a tough pose and arms are tense, muscles tight, jaw clenched and she asks: “What can you soften? What can you do to make it more comfortable and have it be a good sensation?”
And that question always […]

Illustration above was done for Yoga Journal in 06.
maybe it’s a little bit of just not being mindful enough as I move through the day… I do work too much and too fast, sure, but I really do love my work. I love being creative and painting and all that good stuff. Maybe if I […]

It’s like a freight train barreling down the tracks full speed. Working and doing this much all the time. I feel sometimes like I’m addicted to this fast pace… hurling my energy forward constantly. Living on momentum and adrenaline, and hardly ever stopping to just breathe and be. (And yes, I do art for a […]