I’ve struggled with not feeling good enough. As a kid in school, I stayed up late anxiously cramming for tests or perfecting papers that I’d procrastinated writing. My “not good enough” anxiety helped me achieve, but robbed me of the deeper joy of learning, and being...
I recently found my favorite gold dangley necklace and hoop earrings impossibly tangled together in a big unruly knot. After several hasty and unsuccessful attempts to free them from their bondage, I was desperate. So I tried a different approach. Instead of pulling...
Everything changes. Just the other day, I was writing about stopping to smell some gorgeous roses outside my house. Normally, I rush right past these fragrant bushes on my way to whatever is next on my always full to-do list, but I was feeling grateful to have the...
It’s hard to believe another year is already coming to a close. Sometimes my life moves so fast, it all feels like a blur. This year was no exception. Where did my time and energy go? What did I accomplish? What am I most proud of? How can I learn from my challenges...
Why is Mother’s Day so hard? I just spent the most lovely Sunday connecting with my daughter over chocolate croissants and pedicures. We went on a lovely walk and had dinner with my parents and my sister’s family. There was laughter, good connection and plentiful...
Spring has definitely sprung here in Northern California, and I’m feeling more energetic, outward facing, and ready to move, grow and create! But this year there’s something distinctly different happening for me. My urge to blossom and grow has a very grounded and...