Life continues to offer me opportunities to push against the uncomfortable and follow the energy that makes me feel alive. And each time I say yes, I find deeper joy, deeper meaning and deeper love. Each time I say yes, I find more of myself. I met Patty more than 25 years ago when she was a singer/songwriter in Phoenix. We had a few friends in common,...
Read MoreThe Big Why
I got together with a friend a few weeks ago who is also a coach. She was in town for an intense training to get more clarity about her own coaching practice. On the drive from the airport to the waterfront restaurant where we were having dinner, I asked her who she wanted to work with in her practice. Her answer was clear and succinct, but it sounded...
Read MoreClaiming Your Brave
When’s the last time you did something brave? Brave isn’t just for big things, like driving alone in Europe or going skydiving. Brave could be painting your nails a new color. Or driving a new way to work. Brave could be saying NO to a party you really don’t want to go to. Brave is doing anything that brings you to the edge of your comfort zone and...
Read MoreThe Joys and Challenges of Living In The Moment
I’ve been living in the RV for more than three months now, and have been here at the Bella Vista Mobile Lodge since mid-September. I am settling in. I wave to my neighbors and engage in conversations about the weather. The woman in the bakery section of Spencer’s Market and I are on a first name basis. And Mark, my neighbor across the street,...
Read MoreHow $15.00 Changed My Life!
When Marika was visiting, we bought a new shower head for the RV bathroom. After 18 years of using the original one, it was getting too hard to switch it on and off to conserve water while showering. And it was, admittedly, leaking a little bit beyond the actual holes. O. M. G! I can’t believe we waited so long. The new shower head has five settings...
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