Category: Life Lessons
Happenings in day to day living that teach us something about who we are
What It Looks Like To Be Fearless
I had a dear friend call me fearless the other day. It made me stop and do a double take. This is not a word I would use to describe myself. In fact I would say I battle against doubt, fear, and anger... Read More
Rituals for Living
Lately I’ve been thinking about connection and how to connect to my life in a more meaningful way. Following the seasons, the phases of the moon, connecting to these rhythms helps, so does journ... Read More
Control Issues
“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” – Joseph Campbell I would not say I am a clean freak, but I am an order freak. Which got... Read More
Hoarding Our Gifts
I was just rereading “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott. It’s a famous how to writing book. I have received this as a gift more than once. Of course it is also a guide on how to live your life wi... Read More
You Are What You Read
I’ve always loved reading, I get that from my mom. She would read to my brother and I all the time. I remember her reading Bambi to the two of us at our summer cottage and missing the devastati... Read More
A Life’s Work
Half Full I’ve never been one of those people who knew exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up. I am envious of these people. They seem to have a life calling. There is a clarity of who... Read More
Second Chances
I was thinking this morning about choices made and paths never taken. I think about questions never asked, or ideas not followed up on, where they might have led. Who might we be today if we did thin... Read More
What Is Left Unlived
I’ve spent a lot of my life in imitation. I would see someone doing something I found interesting and I’d try to copy them. I can tell you from first hand experience this never works. It m... Read More