The Journey

Did you know that I was chosen 2009 Mother of the Year? Here’s the TV spot to prove it: Stephanie Vogt Receives Prestigious Mother of the Year Award Actually, this is a cute little gimmick [...]

“One minute you are feeling calm, self possessed, happy. Then fear, disguised in the garb of mild-mannered doubt, slips into your mind like a spy.” –Yann Martel, Life of Pi I’m in Mexico as [...]

Spring 2009: Awareness Changes Everything Click here to view

Even when things look impossible, bleak, or even hopeless, I love it when life throws us humans a curve ball that reminds us not to be so quick to judge (or throw in the towel). Such is the case [...]

Part 3 of 7 * It’s our second skin. Homes and workplaces are extensions of us. Through doorways and hallways, they circulate energy (chi)–or don’t, depending on how cluttered, congested, and [...]

“Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.” –Henry David Thoreau A big low-pressure system seems to have moved in to affect my entire household. First a [...]

How is it possible to allow loss to simply be? To allow that things sometimes don’t add up, make sense, or work out? I’m still in shock and recovery over the fact that my laptop [...]

Spaciousness. Want to know what it feels like? (One way, anyway.) Four words: Jill Scott singing Golden. For best results: Play it really loud and listen to the lyrics. I LOVE this song. I listen [...]

How do you “respond” to a really bad situation when all you want to do is react: Scream. Kick the walls in. Binge. Throw in the towel… Today’s post is what inspires me to [...]

This is not the latest Nancy Drew mystery novel but a typical day at the “office” for yours truly. Recently I was asked by a bride-to-be whether I could clear an antique veil – said [...]