As an observer and documenter of this world, I am often challenged with contradiction: do I pause the moment, to note its details or do I carry on with my experience and rely on my ever-failing memory? I don’t have a practiced response to this challenge, so this morning I paused to record my experienceContinue reading "annual life lessons"

It’s time to check in on our holiday traditions… With all that’s been swirling in the last couple of years, our little family is using this season to assess and refocus ourselves on what matters to us.  The year before Henry was born, we suffered a catastrophic financial loss. 9/11 happened and the trickle-down devastationContinue reading "our perfectly imperfect Xmas"

If you’re a mainstream, conventional person, “flow” is a word you hear tossed around by yoga instructors and “New Age” hippie types. You may eyeroll or accept it when you hear it, but do you actually understand what it means? Let me share my definition. Flow is rolling with the punches. It’s allowing things toContinue reading "flow."

I say I’m a Barefoot Optimist. What does that mean?For me, the physical explanation is that we humans need to connect with the Earth and I believe this down to my toes. We need to ground daily with our feet bare in the grass, sand or soil. We need to reciprocate our energy exchange withContinue reading "barefoot optimism"