A friend recently stumped me with what is possibly the most fascinating question in the world: “What captivated you when you were 9? What was it that you spent every spare minute of your unstructured time doing?” The concept behind the question is that that thing we did with our free time when we were [...]
My Headache Story
April 13, 2011 By 17 Comments
Note: I initially shared a version of following post on my About Page. I removed it a short while later but am now feeling called to share it here. My ongoing struggle with headaches is still really difficult for me to talk about. I hope that through sharing a bit of my story here, those [...]
Setting Seasonal Intents
March 22, 2011 By 6 Comments
It’s that time again – the time of year when light and dark are balanced – for a moment at least. For me this means it is time to review my past Seasonal (90-Day) Intents and set new ones for the next season – Spring! It’s kind of a 90-Day To-Do list – except that [...]
Learning to Fail Magnificently
March 8, 2011 By 10 Comments
Today, I want to introduce a concept that is so big, so awesome, so potentially transformational, that I’m practically paralyzed just thinking about it. You see, I don’t have the words to convey such an important concept. No matter how I turn it around in my mind, my words fall short. I fail. Yet, here [...]
Noticings on Flow (and the lack thereof)
February 23, 2011 By 9 Comments
Flow. That magical quality that allows everything to happen with such ease and grace when present. That magical quality that leads to all sorts of unpleasantness and potential embarrassment when absent. Flow. Something I want to experience more of in my life. And, something I’ve been intentionally focusing on for the past 2 weeks as [...]
