The Transformative Power of Heartfelt, Active Listening December 5, 2014 • 7 Comments When was the last time you felt truly heard? I mean attentively listened to in a way that allowed you to actually hear what you were saying and make sense of it on your own, a time when your words were spoken and witnessed, no need for solutions, just a willing ear openly receiving them. I began to notice…
The Fine Art of Self-Sabotage December 1, 2014 • 0 Comments These past few weeks have been illuminating in a number of ways. As I wind down the edit phase of the book, my mind has begun flashing upon the possibilities in the future. Revisiting the events of 2010 has been no small feat, and kicked up a substantial amount of dust, but I now feel ready to let the…
Cook & Connect: Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Pie Recipe November 26, 2014 • 7 Comments This is a holiday reprise because so many people wrote to me raving about it last year. Thought I would share it again in case you have to bring something delicious to share at the Thanksgiving party. I can’t possibly find my way to one good reason why I was standing in Target in early November surrounded by Christmas décor, while…
Forgiving Yourself Is the New Black November 24, 2014 • 4 Comments Forgiveness is the new black, or at least it seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. It is something I think upon because people often ask if I have forgiven my husband. Every now and again, I notice a judgmental edge to the tone in the question, as though I’m not worthy if I haven’t reached the supreme state…
Tools for Healing Physical and Emotional Illness November 21, 2014 • 0 Comments My son has been wandering around the house fighting a cold for the past week or so, and despite my best efforts to avoid the cloud of pathogens, which included ingesting copious amounts of oregano oil, my body succumbed to the alien invasion of cold+flu germs. I hate being sick, but as I lay here flat on my back, I…
Healing Therapy: Using the Energy of the Body to Heal the Mind November 16, 2014 • 0 Comments I’m a big fan of therapy. Not sit-on-the-couch-talking-forever therapy. I’m mean peel-back-the-layers-quickly therapy. I write about it here because I think it is an important healing tool: a way to delve below the surface and unearth invisible forces that wreak havoc in our lives. The right kind of therapy can be instrumental in the journey to wholeness and create possibilities…
How to Make Eye Contact and Create Connection November 14, 2014 • 0 Comments Tragedy offers a front row seat to human nature and one thing I started noticing in the early aftermath was how we avoid eye contact. What is it about allowing others to peer through the “windows to our soul” that is so difficult?
Gratitude Journals + Manifestation Books: My Moleskine Obsession November 10, 2014 • 0 Comments Today, I thought I would share this slice of the chaotic way I try to organize my creative self. I have an embarrassing love affair going on with Moleskine journals. It has gotten out of hand. But, honestly, I can’t help myself. Every time I see a new style, I try to figure out a way to bring it into…
Practical Matters, Mortality and Discussing Death November 7, 2014 • 0 Comments I was asked in two interesting questions in an interview the other day that I have been contemplating for a quite some time: Why aren’t people talking about suicide, and what is it I hope to accomplish with my work? There are so many reasons why we don’t talk about it but, death in general, makes most people uncomfortable and…
Mindfulness Exercises: Breaking the Spell of Unconsciousness November 3, 2014 • 0 Comments There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t find myself drifting off into the no man’s land of mindlessness. Almost without noticing, I can go from being engaged in an activity, say writing, and then off I go into the land of a million useless and scary thoughts. It is truly astonishing how often it happens. An erratic,…