I facilitated a Writing Toward Wellness workshop in northern California in May. The day was spent exploring writing and poetry as an...

I’ve been living out of a suitcase this month, visiting family and friends and shivering my way through Nevada, California and Idaho....

Remember to try new things. Remember to be quiet sometimes. Remember to love despite the obstacles. Remember to laugh and play with the...

One of my ongoing intentions is to lighten up, to see more of the humor, joy and celebration in everyday situations. Lately, with a major...

Wabi Sabi is the Japanese aesthetic and living philosophy that states there is beauty in imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness,...

​ Walking up the hilly streets into town this morning to do some errands, I noticed how much stronger my legs were after three months of...

After reading William Stafford’s poem The Way It Is*, I’m becoming more aware of how the many stories I carry are truly one thread,...

I often travel in the spring to see family and friends. The season’s spirit of renewal pulls me—I drop by an old friend’s house after...

The act of self-discovery, once begun, has the weight of momentum, a certain cadence. It requires gumption, patience and bravado, and...