Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving! Today’s post is a reprint of an article I wrote that was published in Coaching Interactive in 2006. Gratitude is an attitude of gratefulness or, as I love to play with it, great fullness. It derives from the Latin “gratus,” pleasing. Gratitude creates awareness for that which is pleasing us, even while we may [...]

You are so Beautiful
I remember sitting on the beach in La Jolla doing the beach-bunny thing while my boyfriend surfed the waves with his friends. I was in high school at the time. I was full of my youth, full of myself. I was lookin’ good and I knew it, even if I did get insecure from time [...]

(Don’t) Rescue Me from Creativity
Today, my love for mystery is bumping up against my archetypal victim. Phooey on evolution and new ways of thinking and being. Phooey on dreams and visions that require me to be more vulnerable. Phooey on cleaning up, empowered relationships, and mastery. And double phooey on social media upkeep. The only thing that soothes me is the comfort of nature. [...]

Dancing with the Winds of Change
(This is a follow-up post to Informed by a Fallen Oak) The guys showed up at 7:24 Monday morning. I watched them walk by in the dim light of dawn; the boss and the three workmen, looking a bit grim and bracing themselves against the cold morning air. Within moments the disturbing whining of two chainsaws [...]

Informed by a Fallen Oak
I can’t even remember if I was sitting at my computer desk or walking toward it when this happened.  What I do remember is hearing a very loud sound, looking out the window and seeing  a 100+ foot oak tree falling toward me. It hit the ground, branches bouncing around, and ultimately came to rest [...]