When I was younger my dad used to read the obits, as he called them. I always found it fascinating how someone's long life could be condensed into just a few sentences. You have to really choose your words wisely!Which is why I was careful when I wrote my own obituary last week, an exercise that turned out to be way more insightful than I … [Read more...]
Have Your Written Your Obituary? Here’s Why It’s Good to Do Now
Do You Trust Your Intuition?
Dear Miracle Worker,Do you feel comfortable trusting your intuition and following through with life choices based on your inner guidance?Most of us do not.Maybe we've gone too far down a path and don't feel like that inner nudge to change careers or do something else is logical.Most of the time our intuition is not logical, which … [Read more...]
Is Your Clutter Telling You Something?
Hi Miracle Worker,After a two week Italian adventure I'm back in my home office. A few deer have welcomed us home with backyard visits. I think they may have missed us. :-)I love coming back to a clean house. Everything is in order, organized and arranged. Right away I had a beautiful painting I purchased in Rome framed. It now hangs in our … [Read more...]
The Simple (painful, hard, difficult) Act of Surrender
I’m getting up the energy to pack my bags for Italy. We leave tomorrow and I haven’t packed a thing. This trip, while exciting to think about, has left me with a ton of resistance.I can hear the calls now- “are you crazy?! It’s Italy, go, enjoy, eat lots of pasta, enjoy the wine, drink in the views and stop complaining!”But the fact is, … [Read more...]
When Parenting Hurts
Dear Gorgeous Soul,We are standing alone beneath the gray sky, my daughters and our friends, as the brown seal gracefully swims alone through the San Francisco Bay to our side of the pier. He looks directly at us with his friendly face with what feels like a personal welcome to his beautiful city.We were on a girls' trip. I love that reason … [Read more...]