From a very young age I remember walking sleepily into the kitchen where my grandmother (Nanny) and mom sat having their morning coffee. With sleep still in my eyes, my mouth tried hard to form words around the images my brain was alive and awake with. I’ve been a vivid dreamer since I can remember. Strange, happy, or … [Read more...]
Recognizing Your Resilience
We’ve all learned a ton about resilience this past year. And if you’re in Texas, this past week has probably brought some new resilience awareness into focus. Personal, emotional, physical, and even community resilience all play into how we move on, continue, and make the most of “this one precious life” as Mary Oliver so … [Read more...]
Your words are powerful, are yours holding you back?
Is it time to watch your language? I’ve been known to drop some f bombs in workshops (no young ears present, of course), so you know I’ll never get onto you to watch that kind of language. Sometimes the right word is essential to the message or cutting through some nasty energy. Words are powerful. Language can tear you up or tear you down. … [Read more...]
How Honesty Heals the Heart & the Dangers of False Forgiveness
One of the tenants of healing is to forgive. It is crucial. Yet, if you go too soon and forgive before you are ready, the wound only deepens. False forgiveness, forgiving when you are truly not ready, does not allow for healing to take place. It is the placebo remedy. It looks and sounds like the real thing, but inside it is empty. By … [Read more...]
Holding Space and Tending to Your Heart
Thanksgiving morning in 2011 I found myself eating gelato for breakfast in Rome. It wasn't a Roman holiday as much as an escape. I decided on Rome because it was as far away from home as I could reasonably get in the time I had and Thanksgiving isn't a holiday on the Italian calendar. Plus, gelato, pasta, and wine. It was my first holiday … [Read more...]
