Today was hard… And not just because it’s the shortest day of the year. I know I talk a good bit about light and how important it is for all of our functions… but that’s not limited to the light from the sun. Some people are full of light, too. More »
2018 – A Retrospective
Getting My Mind Right When I first started thinking about 2018, my body, spirit, and mood just sank a bit. It’s been a very difficult year on a number of fronts. More »
12 Things I’ve Learned as I Get Older
I've always learned a lot from listening to my elders, so I figured that for my birthday, I'd like to pass along a little cheat-sheet of things I hope you can learn from me. More »
Conscientiousness Is Holding Us Back
Conscientiousness is holding us back… and it should. We’re f**king adults. More »
A Raging Fire
F**k It If your year has been anything like mine, you’ve buried more people than you thought was possible in a 12-month period, most of which were surprises, all of whom were significant. More »
Speaking of Love…
What do I know of love? Hard to say. I can tell you all about how I experience love, but I can’t tell you much about receiving it. More »
Fear: Bears vs. Skydiving (or Offices, or Love)
Fear and I Have an Interesting Relationship. Even as a child, if something scared me, I’d take a moment and determine whether that fear was warranted (e.g., approaching two bear cubs while hiking) or not (e.g., jumping out of an airplane while strapped to someone who’s not only extremely skilled, […] More »
Learning is More Like Eating Lunch Than You Think
In the absence of an ailment that gets in the way, learning comes as naturally to us as eating, and only two main things are needed for either: More »
Traditions & Choices
First and foremost, I hope that you and yours have a marvelous celebration this season and that you start the year off feeling loved! More »
May We Love, May We Heal
This past weekend, I spent 2 days in a conference center with over 100 women who bore a kind of pain that takes years to create. More »
I am love.
These deceptively simple words tell you all there is to know about me. More »
Everything’s Gotta Go!
…or “Closing a Chapter.” The idea is to live with what I need and to help others gain what they need. Simple, right? So what happens when you realize you have way more than you need? More »
The Tiny House Has a Name
Tiny House has a name! “Tomato Box” Here’s the story behind it: When I was a kid, the four of us — mom and 3 kids — spent a good bit of time traveling by car back and forth between two states. (Moving doesn’t always go as smoothly as […] More »
Think Tiny. Do More.
You can't get a job without an address, but you can't get an address without a job. Where's the middle ground? >> Here's a TINY idea. More »
My Heroes Don’t Wear Capes
(or "Meet My Friend, Jordan") There's a trend I'm seeing and I couldn't be more proud of my fellow human beings. YOU WANT TO READ THIS. Spread the word! More »
The Tiny House Adventure (pt.1)
You want to be a part of this. Seriously. And I’m doing what I can to make it easy for you! More »
How Metrics Are Ruining Your Life
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." ~ Albert Einstein More »
2013: Amazeballs
This year has been amazing. Almost a reward for surviving 2007-2012 without any felonies. More »
The Epic Trip
I’m calling it the “Epic Trip.” It’s aptly named because this is my first international travel experience and I’ll be taking two months to visit four countries. Doing things halfway isn’t in my nature, so here goes! More »
2012: In Review
The Year of the Dragon Roller Coaster. This past year was full of extremes: rampant illness and remarkable health, rudderless uncertainty and crystal clear clarity, temper tantrums and long hugs, ruts of consistency and drastic change, debilitating sorrow and euphoric joy. 2012 was a roller coaster, and just like […] More »