Breaking the Being Helpful Habit — In the past ten years, I have lived in three different countries. With each move comes a shift of perspective and lifestyle. Things that mattered previously are less significant, and new concerns draw my attention. It wasn’t until recently that I discovered the people closest to me, my family, have…

Slow Living Within A Busy Life I slowed down when I moved to Ecuador. It was a forced slowing down. I no longer had access to the corporate and business world I had known. Instead, I was in a country where time was a concept, and meetings were suggestions. It…

Relationships in a time of distraction I’m someone who enjoys being WITH herself. I value quiet time; morning walks on the cliffs, and silence. I could make puttering an Olympic sport. My creativity is enhanced when my brain is still and my body is moving. However, like most human beings…

Stillness is the door to self-knowledge Not long ago, a client asked for some support in discovering more about the relationship between her ancestry and current events in her life and the world. Her personal and organizational work is in the DEI space, so although her inquiry is subjective, it…

Inspired by magically-inclined fish people in The Great Pond Do you believe in Magic? Today I am inspired by my son, Joseph, aka Rico, a magician in his own right. Nothing is better than to see your child thrive because they have remained true to themselves in a world that…

And what you can do about it. There aren’t many people that welcome change. Instead, most people ease into a comfort zone and prefer to stay there. That is, until something outside their control shakes them enough to pay attention and wake up to the question, “Is this what I…

And a Storyteller I am a Writer. Those words are sometimes difficult to say out loud. Nevertheless, I have always wanted to be a writer. At eight, I wrote my first poem, Broomhilda, into a small diary, the kind with the lock, whose cover was made of cloth and printed with daisies. A small…

Choosing social media on my terms Today, I declare that I am removing my social media from my portable devices, especially my phone. Sunday is a day of rest for me, and I consider it a sacred time in the morning. Yet I sat down with a cup of coffee…

A Short Reflection on Winter — When winter darkness descends Nature in her wisdom deprives us of any frivolous expenditure of energy, making the days shorter and our need for rest more pronounced. It seems as if each day calls us to look inward, to bless the space in between the darkness and the emergent light. …