As we navigate this holiday season, you may be trying - as I am - to stay open to something other than what we would normally be doing. This is not to say it can’t still be something meaningful and lovely, but it is …different.
Still, even as I practice staying present to what is, I can’t help getting excited about what is POSSIBLE in the coming weeks and the new year.
Because I have something exciting in the works…
Recently I have been thinking about my relationship to time and specifically, the language I use in reference to it.
There’s so much I set out to accomplish in each day, and I'm constantly challenging myself to have a better, more honest, and accountable relationship with my time.
In reflecting on how I speak about time, here’s what I’ve noticed….
Read MoreToday as I got out 3 different loaves of bread and the rest of the ingredients to build my family's favorite hand-held lunch, it made me think of what makes up each of us - and how we carry ourselves in our work and in the world.
Unfortunately, most of us have been taught a bunch of screwed up thinking when it comes to how to build success and confidence. A common one is Fake It Til You Make It. I HATE this advice. First of all, if you fake it til you make it, what are you when you make it? ... A FAKER.
Read MoreEarlier this week, my husband virtually attended a conference. One perk of the conference-at-home experience was that when I heard the afternoon speaker was one of my author-crushes, Brené Brown, his event became MY invitation to CRASH IT.
Read More22 years ago today, was supposed to be the last time I saw my husband, Christopher. We had been in acting class together for 2 ½ years and after our showcase on the night of Aug 4, he was going to be moving on.
Read MoreThe message in this picture popped up as a Facebook memory earlier this week. 11 years ago, this was something people said to me a lot (spoiler: Oprah and I have yet to meet).
Read MoreToday, as my daughter and I were appreciating some of the lovely real (and faux) pearls in my jewelry box, I got to thinking about the great relationship oysters have to the things that bug them.
Oysters understand that if an irritant is present...a pearl is coming.
Read MoreLast week I found myself sitting in a tiny un-air-conditioned coffee shop, in a tiny town outside of Lake Almanor, drinking hot beverages with my son and sweating my ass off in 95+ degree weather (with a mask on between sips) because my son got really clear on something he wants.
Read MoreFor some reason the expression that begins “When in doubt…” popped into my head today. I’m not sure why. How is that supposed to end anyway? “When in doubt, guess? When in doubt, eat chocolate? When in doubt, open a bottle of wine and cry a lot?” I don’t know about you, but lately, when I’m not in doubt, I’m often in fear, frustration, confusion, or all of the above.
Read MoreOne of the most common adversaries any of us can encounter on a daily basis is the persistent, pessimistic critic that resides in our own head. That voice that can expertly bombard you with reasons to doubt yourself and your ability to achieve anything you might aspire to be/do/have. It’s like waking up each morning and asking Alexa to play the Rocky theme song, only to get stuck listening to a continuous loop of hopeless/angry Alanis Morissette songs. Isn’t it ironic?
Read MoreIn an age of inspirational memes, Ted Talks and all manner of leadership and self-help books, it can be easy to confuse intentional living with trying to be happy all the time. I’m an optimistic person by nature and I consistently choose to see the good in situations and people, but that doesn't mean I don't get sad, confused or irritable.
I have always been a highly sensitive person, which means…I FEEL…a lot and often. I have spent most of my life cultivating practices, experiences and relationships that support me feeling more of what I choose…
Read MoreWhether you are a super-social woman who is constantly engaging with new people, or more of an internal gal like myself who’s inclined to quiet time; I think we all can become fatigued by our social routines and experience the need for authentic connection with women we are inspired by.
After the birth of my first child, I discovered a whole new aspect of relationships I never expected, a courtship of sorts with other new moms whom I identified with or aspired to be like.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but for pretty much my whole life I have worked hard to appear awesome, while praying my shortcomings went unnoticed. Can you relate? Exhausting, isn’t it?
The frustrating thing about riding this see-saw of self-perception is that no matter how many highs we feel from our successes on the way up, we are destined to smack our butts on the way down over our imperfections. Despite our yearning to do great big amazing things in the world, we are constantly at risk of being undermined by the fear that we just aren’t the man or woman for the job.
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