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A Book I Can’t Stop Thinking About

A Book I Can’t Stop Thinking About

A week ago, I flew from New Zealand to Australia.  As I wandered around Wellington's gates, I discovered a book called When Breath Becomes Air. Three hours later and a solid landing, Paul Kalanithi's raw, gentle truth of a memoir made a home in my heart. Paul, a...

BEAUTY IN THE MOMENT

BEAUTY IN THE MOMENT

Beauty in a Moment There’s a chance you might catch it, like the flutter of a wren, Out the corner of your eye, its escape to its den, It’s the jump of the frog, when you only see the splash, It’s the turn of a fish when you only glimpse a flash, It’s the rustle in a...

A Short Visit

A Short Visit

There is a bench inside of a rose garden within a park beside the Pacific Ocean. I sit on this bench, often, to read or write or think or meditate or look up at the sky. Beneath the bench is a plaque. On the plaque is an inscription about a man named Dennis. Dennis...

New Moon Reminder

"I am in the exact perfect place." This beautiful mantra is in a post by one of my favorite guides. It came today as I reflected on a magic filled, lesson filled, whirlwind of a spectacular week. I am reminded there are no coincidences. I am reminded we are all...

The Future

Go to the people and places you love. Embrace, cry out, let go, start fresh. Love it all up. You belong, you are loved and you have this moment. Now, and into the future. And, remember: Don’t Quit by Unknown When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road...

Heart Overflowin’

What can you do to get your heart overflowing this weekend? Sparks and reminders are all around. Even my best friends lovingly roll their eyes at me, but I am telling you, look out and be aware. It's all always happening. We are alive and breathing! Bare with me a few...

Brilliant Business Advice

It's no secret I work hard in a job I like, a lot. Yes, the constant creative change and global travel help, however the biggest reason I thrive and feel good most days is in direct correlation to the superstars I work with from the office to the road. These smart...

The Whole Of Each Other

I discovered Dallas Clayton's illustrations and wonderful words a few summers ago as I sauntered through a book store, buying gifts for the cute kids of my college best friends. A Is for Awesome was my first purchase. Dallas quickly became, for me, a modern day Shel...

The Whole Of Each Other

I discovered Dallas Clayton's illustrations and wonderful words a few summers ago as I sauntered through a book store, buying gifts for the cute kids of my college best friends. A Is for Awesome was my first purchase. Dallas quickly became, for me, a modern day Shel...

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