Inspiration from Imperfections

My Zoom book club has taken a summer break and I am missing the camaraderie of good friends taking deep dives into rich conversations about life. Perhaps it is why listening to Brene Brown and her twin sisters, Barrett and Ashley, discuss the ten guideposts of the Gifts of Imperfection has been such a treat.…

Nuggets of Wisdom – Visual Images

Visual images are some of the most beneficial aids in my mindfulness toolbox. Today’s post is chock full of my “go to” images that I depend upon to keep me present in the moment and showing up in an authentic way. Even if I’m feeling really strong emotions (mine or others), these helpful tools keep…

Correlations and Connections…

Inspired by conversations with my son, my son in law and deep thinking friends, I stitch together what I’m learning from diverse resources on some of our collective bigger problems.

Nuggets of Wisdom

A new feature for my blog — Sharing my Nuggets of Wisdom — my personalized bite-sized quotes about mindful living.

Be the Difference

After watching The Me You Can’t See Documentary, I reflected on the individuals who had a big impact in my hardest life struggles.

Beautiful Cheetahs

What unfolded from a Zoom Book Club of mostly strangers launched during quarantine 2020

Constant Companion

Vulnerability is a fine precision tool that drills small openings in our armor, our fears and our awareness. A series of tiny. little openings allowing light to fall into the “what matters most” center of our being. It is the continual “breaking open” process that nourishes our life. The very word “vulnerability” conjures up images…

A Framework and a Process

Combining the skill sets of the Advice Trap with the awareness of the enneagram helps us break free of old patterns and emerge into a better way to empower others.