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Many times I become so sure that “doing something” is the best plan. It seems so important to DO. And of course there are so many things that must be done, and that are good to do. Then there is overdoing, which I have excelled at. We even name our lists “to do”...

Everyone passes the love test. Since we are all perfectly imperfect, we are all lovers in that sense. We are all always making LOTS of mistakes, and it helps to keep surprise close at hand, as well as self-compassion.  I so appreciate this lovely soul for tattooing...

  I’ve been practicing self hugging for some years now. When I first began, I felt kind of foolish and even self-indulgent. I did it in private and it felt so good it quickly grew to my doing it everywhere and anywhere. Then I began sharing it with clients,...

Happy Fabulous February! My beloved David and I have been together 20 months now- yes we’re still counting months;-) My goddaughter Vanessa remarked that one of her favorite things I’ve written about our relationship is something I named the “sponge differential”....

You might know that I read- a LOT. It all started in one of my parents laps, and in first grade when my teacher dared me to read a book a day for a year and I did. It continued in the library and the bookmobile (the first kind of mobile word magic) and in every kind...

I used to stare so hard at the clock in school and pray for the hands to tick past faster. I was being abused in my family and didn’t get much sleep staying up at night to try and protect myself. Then I grew up and started healing from those kinds of experiences, and...

Start NOW or forever hold your pieces. Because of course, it is always now.  I’m inviting you to attend to yourself at my 2-day NEW Year’s Revolution of Love and Joy ReTREAT! It’s on video, online and you can sign up HERE. “The opposite of old is not young.  The...

   The dance of self caring swirls endlessly around us all, and as we care for ourselves, we can care for others.  I think that self care and self love often get misconstrued as selfish, or misunderstood as being primarily about manicures and bubble baths- both of...

   Our very lives are miracles and we consistently forget this. I think we forget partly so that we can experience the blessing of remembering.  The remembering comes in rushes of sweetness as a fever breaks, a flat tire is changed, a hand is extended, a lost is...

All of our breathing is a gift.  I try to remember this as often as I can.  So often I’m taking it for granted- it’s easy to do, and it’s good- I’m also receiving the gifts of my breathing.  Just for this moment, breathe in and out with your full awareness.  Then...