Inspiring

Quitting the career and job that defined me for two decades detailed in the last three posts* led to a long period of fumbling in a foggy netherworld I call not knowing. I still find myself [...]

This post is the continuation of a series on reinventing ourselves. It follows this last one: “Making Friends with Not-Knowing.” **  Enjoy this excerpt from Your Spacious Self: Clear [...]

This is the continuation of my previous post: “Stepping Out of Comfort into Not-Knowing,”  which tells the story of how and why I quit a successful teaching career of twenty years – [...]

“There is a grief that occurs when who you thought you were begins to disappear.” – Ram Dass As I prepare to pitch my book and my message in a bigger way, I’m being reminded of [...]

“I want to shed my waste with quiet reverence like the pine… Keep me mindful of what I take into my home, the items brought to substitute for real living…Help me slowly to surrender all excess.” [...]

Did you know that I was chosen 2010 Mother of the Decade? Here’s the TV spot to prove it: Stephanie Vogt Receives Prestigious Mother of the Year Award Actually, this is a cute little gimmick from [...]

“Every time you feel overwhelmed, reduce the task. Every time you feel overwhelmed, stop and feel.” – Your Spacious Self A really good question I received in this blog recently: I [...]

Now for some Reel Good News. This just in from my friends at the Spiritual Cinema Circle… “Barbara Marx Hubbard, has created a must-see documentary Visions of a Universal Humanity [...]

What needs gathering in your home or life that you can do in one minute or less? My spring newsletter might inspire you.  The theme this quarter is about “gathering” – as in loose [...]

Hugh MacLeod is a cartoonist with a beautiful, if quirky message. I subscribe to his daily cartoon blog: Gapingvoid. Below is his message for today. Happy Earth Day everyone! “Earthquakes, [...]