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When the Dream isn’t What You Dreamed
Now Read Aloud: A new little thing I’m trying: reading these letters out loud for the folks who prefer ears over eyes. Click here to listen to the...
Breaking the Political Ad Mold: When Humor Wins
Political advertising. Why do we hate it? Because most political ads follow the same formula: doom, gloom, and a hefty dose of fear. Dark, ominous...
Joy and Freedom – New Zealand Edition
Kia ora is a Maori greeting that folks use all over New Zealand to say hi or thanks. “Kia” means “to be” and “ora” means “well being.” So really...
Welcoming What Comes
So there’s manifesting, right? The idea that you can tell the universe what you want and it comes to you. Of course, there’s more to it— but kind of...
Fear, Windows, and the People Who Stand at the Door
My six-year-old daughter, Juniper, ebbs and flows with fear. Sometimes she is fine, fiercely independent. Other times, she is scared to be alone,...
Transitions Are Magical
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.
– Lao Tzu
What does it mean to be human?
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-Limiting Behavior and My Saviors
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
– George Addair
My $3.6K Mistake
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
-Henry Ford
Not Every Itch Needs To Be Scratched
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
– Socrates
Time To Shake Things Up
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
-Albert Schweitzer
Rethinking Self Care
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
-Audre Lorde