NOT Now
I have dreams. Big dreams. Before kiddos, I dreamed of creating the Barefoot Barn. I wanted to build a barn and retreat center in a beautiful spot surrounded by something vast in nature, create a...
Tips for Everyday Mindfulness #5: How fear dissolves
Last night I had this strange dream. Someone I am close to (not someone I know in my waking life) and I were in prison. Some other inmates were planning to gang up on us and things were about to get...
My “word for the year” in three: soften, strengthen, forgive
Living with my husband over the years, I have come to see that the ultimate of power and strength comes from gentleness. It sounds like an oxymoron. In this culture, we often get messages that tell...
Meditating on Dying: Arriving at “Thank you”
A little while ago, the whisper came across my heart to do a meditation on my own death. This may be odd, given that during this time of year, with Christmas and the start of a new year, many of us...
Mindful Moment: kindness in a cup of water
The other morning I woke up with some stomach bug. As I was running for the toilet to throw up, our three and a half year old comes to me and says, “Mommy?” Me: “Yes baby?” . I think I thought he’d...
Tips for Everyday Mindfulness #4: Breathe
Every client who comes into my office experiences the power of a simple technique that we do together... Mindful Breathing. Whether you are in rush-hour traffic, tending to a screaming kiddo, giving...
A new way of looking at fear and being a teacher
Two beautiful definitions that Jonathan Foust shared with me the other day. Hearing them made me exhale and relax. The power and impact of these quotes are still swimming in and taking up residence...
The Poetry of Heaven
The Poetry of Heaven Some days the way you smile at me is like heaven singing poetry to my heart, and I have enough sense to stop what I am doing and kiss this holy ground. Lisa McCrohan,...
Claiming the sacred privileges of everyday life
In the early hours of the morning way before dawn as my baby got up for what seemed like the tenth time that night with her ear infection, the thought came to me: “What if I saw this all as a...
Mindful Moment: What our children inherit
Last night our little 3 1/2 year old A. woke up around 10 pm. I heard him at the top of the stairs, "Mama? Mama?" I ran upstairs and he folded into my arms. (And yes, he is still wearing his...
Tips for Everyday Mindfulness # 3: Choosing Joy
Today I have two great quotes! Both were sitting on my heart today. They are by the beloved Thich Nhat Hanh. “The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth,...
Enough.
Enough. Enough playing small, shrugging our shoulders, nervously laughing, casting our eyes down when we’d rather be standing tall, feet firmly planted on the earth, heart and solar plexus reaching...
