Are You Committed to Your Non-Negotiables?
Although I’m an early riser and definitely a morning person, I’ve never been a roll-out-of-bed-and-go kinda girl. I like to take my time…to meditate, then ritualistically have my coffee, write in my journal and look out my big picture window at Snowmass Mountain. Even if I have an early flight or am on the road […]
What’s Your Worthiness Quotient?
One of the easiest ways to tell if your self-worth could use a tune-up is by paying attention to how you judge yourself. Do you get very upset when you make a mistake? Do you say, “Damn! I’m such an idiot!” Do you tell yourself that you aren’t smart enough, aren’t good enough, aren’t capable? […]
Kick Worry to the Curb
Is your first thought upon waking, “What do I need to worry about today?” Are you constantly scanning for what needs your attention—in a negative way? I used to wake up every morning and the first thought in my head was, “What do I need to worry about today?” And then a list of other-focused […]
The Intersection of Self-Worth and Net Worth.
One of the most important lessons I learned after I went out on my own is that self-worth and net worth are proportional. When I increased my self-worth enough to pursue my dreams, I automatically increased my net worth. What a surprise it was to see that I could grow my net worth outside of […]
Can you see the gift in your projections?
Ever notice how the people closest to you can also trigger the heck out of you? She’s so selfish. He’s so rude. She’s a know-it-all. He’s irresponsible. But, here’s the deal: Every characteristic we don’t like in someone else, exits within us as well. As the old saying goes – when you point a finger […]
Break Free of Negative Patterns
When you do one thing differently, you dissolve patterns and prove to yourself that there is life beyond the familiar. I’m not going to pretend that dissolving patterns is always a smooth process; often, it’s anything but. My now ex-husband was hardly happy that I was no longer playing our game. Our game went like […]
The Perfect Wife
My Superwoman complex started when I was two years old. That year, my six-year-old brother died. Severely mentally disabled from birth, he had lived his life utterly incapacitated—broken—until he caught pneumonia, and his immune system could no longer fight. I’m told that even as a small child, I took great pride in my independence. I […]
Cozy Up To Conflict
mindfulness is a request to retire auto-pilot to invite inquiry around what’s truly alive inside in each moment allowing attention to swell and land igniting authentic movement sometimes i still find it so confronting to listen closely for my desire as it rises still so easy for it to be blocked out by what someone […]
Say Yes to the Mystery of the Unknown
So often, we automatically say no to new experiences. We don’t already know what those experiences will be like, so we fear them. But how boring would it be if we already knew what every experience would be like? There would be no magic or wonder in the world. Knowing is limiting. It’s the unknown […]
the wanting that is waking
Mine is not a solo story. I’ve read my poems before audiences of four to four thousand. I’ve heard from people of all ages and circumstances – including those who love poetry and those who never understood it – that they find themselves and their lives reflected through my words. Writing is how I solve […]