My very favorite Christmas tradition has always been the night we decorate the tree together. Because each ornament holds a bit of our family story, it feels like a gentle stroll down memory lane as we reminisce, laugh and sometimes shed a tear or two. We listen to John Denver & the Muppets Christmas Album and belt out Miss Piggy's line of the 5 golden rings - BaDum Dum Dum!
Read MoreThanksgiving is one of those rare holidays that has not been over-commercialized by the relentless pressure to purchase our way into each other’s hearts - and I give thanks for that! As we pause collectively to give thanks, perhaps we can also be inspired collectively to give back.
Read MoreLast week, my husband and I celebrated our 30th Anniversary by walking 30 miles along the breathtaking coast of western Ireland (the Dingle Peninsula). The slower pace of walking allowed us to truly savor what we saw…
Read MoreI recently rediscovered the magic of post-it notes…
Read MoreLast August, my mother-in-law passed away after several years of a difficult journey through the "long goodbye" of Alzheimer's. A few months prior to her death, I had written a poem about how I saw her much like a majestic eagle - beautiful, fierce, wounded and longing to once again fly free …
Read MoreThe garden is my happy place… This morning, my garden task was thinning lettuce. If I were to leave all of the lettuce bunched up together, there wouldn't be enough room for each plant to grow. Thinning the lettuce is what allows the plants that remain to thrive…
Read MoreHave you ever made a mess of things? I mean, a really massive mess? I know I have. We all have. Every single one of us. Yet, I imagine it is fair to say that none of us would like to be forever defined by the poorest choices we have made. We are all in need of forgiveness and fresh starts…
Read MoreAnd the silence ... well ... the silence was absolutely, spectacularly stunning! There was no human noise at all except for the crunch of our boots in the snow and the sound of our own breath. We stood still. Reverent. Grateful.
Read More"So, was it productive?" was the well-meaning question I heard often when I returned home from a silent retreat last summer. I didn't quite know how to respond. Was being productive the goal? Or was it something quite different?
Read MoreWhat if we were to follow the filter feeding example of the baleen whales and only swallow what nourishes us?
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