The Journey

Wondering what a thought cloud is? Set a timer for 60 seconds and write down every thought that goes through your mind without censoring it. Phrases, single words, repetitive grunts, random [...]

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strong pull of what you really love.” – Rumi One of my biggest ah-has in the clearing journey has been this one: It’s all well and good to [...]

The late fall colors may be more muted in tone right now, but the stark intensity of exposed branches takes my breath away. You gotta love a season that produces such a splendid array of  gnarly [...]

November is like the middle child, caught between the October’s extroverted color displays and December’s tingly lightness. November in New England is the unspectacular sibling, [...]

If you want to press my button, just start zoning out while I’m bearing my soul. Or interrupt me with Call Waiting while I’m sharing the best part of my story. This is not just a pet [...]

  I’m writing a book about Simplicity. I’m finding the process excruciatingly not simple! After two days of thrashing and butting up against all my resisting, exhausting, [...]

Here’s something I don’t understand: Seeing a drainer full of dry dishes getting piled onto by a layer of wet ones because nobody bothers to put away the original set. Am I the only [...]

Today is Day of the Dead. It also happens to be my birthday. Depending on one’s orientation and state of being, both occasions have the word fiesta written all over them. If you live in [...]

I love the simplicity of venturing out every week to the local CSA farm where we get our produce. Tromping through the fields to gather fresh flowers, pick raspberries (which never make it past [...]

It’s the name of a book I bought on pure impulse. And desire. Permission to Nap. I love the title. It’s so luxurious. It captures the essence so much better than the Spanish word [...]